Anterior olfactory nucleus

Anterior olfactory nucleus
Human brainstem anterior view (Anterior olfactory nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible at center top, approximately between the "2" and the "3".)
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Identifiers
Latinnucleus olfactorius anterior
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NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1085
TA98A14.1.09.416
TA25543
FMA77628
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The anterior olfactory nucleus (AON) also called the anterior olfactory cortex, is a major early processing area for olfaction located behind the olfactory bulb, and in the olfactory tract (olfactory peduncle). The AON connects the olfactory processing centres of both hemispheres.[1]

It is involved in the sense of smell (olfaction), and has influence on other olfactory areas including the olfactory bulb and the piriform cortex.[2][3] The AON is one of the major secondary structures of olfaction.[4]

  1. ^ Brunert, Daniela; Medinaceli Quintela, Renata; Rothermel, Markus (September 2023). "The anterior olfactory nucleus revisited – An emerging role for neuropathological conditions?". Progress in Neurobiology. 228: 102486. doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102486.
  2. ^ Brunjes, PC; Illig, KR; Meyer, EA (15 December 2005). "A field guide to the anterior olfactory nucleus (cortex)". Brain Research. Brain Research Reviews. 50 (2): 305–35. doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2005.08.005. PMID 16229895.
  3. ^ Saiz-Sanchez D, Ubeda-Bañon I, de la Rosa-Prieto C, et al. (June 2009). "Somatostatin, tau, and beta-amyloid within the anterior olfactory nucleus in Alzheimer disease". Exp. Neurol. 223 (2): 347–350. doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.06.010. PMID 19559700.
  4. ^ Cleland, Thomas A.; Linster, Christiane; Haberland, G. (2019). "Central olfactory structures". Smell and Taste. Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Vol. 164. pp. 79–96. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-63855-7.00006-X. ISBN 978-0-444-63855-7.