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- Publisher
- Karger
- Copyright
- © 1983 S. Karger AG, Basel
- ISSN
- 1011-6125
- eISSN
- 1423-0372
- DOI
- 10.1159/000101275
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Electrical stimulation of the human olfactory mucosa was performed by means of an electrode attached to a rhinoscope. Stimulation of the nasal mucosa did not evoke smell sensations, but suppressed smell sensations of presented odorants. When electrical stimulation followed the exposure to an odorant within a certain interval, the stimulus recalled the already faded sensation of the preceding odorant. Electrical stimulation without prior natural stimulation produced unpleasant sensations in 3 patients with a history of temporal lobe seizures and olfactory auras, but not in patients with primary, generalized or focal epilepsy.
Journal
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery – Karger
Published: Jan 1, 1983
Keywords: Electrical stimulation; Olfactory mucosa; Smell hallucinations