[Olfaction][Hippocampus][Choe] An intrinsic association between olfactory identification and spatial memory in humans

Nov 27, 2022

This is a very interesting paper on how olfactory identification and spatial memory are intrinsically associated in humans. (HT: June Hahn)

In our over 10 year old paper (below), we discussed this possibility, drawing parallels between the olfactory system (as external memory) and hippocampus (as internal memory), and their shared genetic/evolutionary origin, anatomical proximity, and characteristics (such as neurogenesis). See the introduction and the discussion.

Ji Ryang Chung and Yoonsuck Choe. Emergence of memory in reactive agents equipped with environmental markers. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, 3:257-271, 2011. http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/choe/ftp/publications/chung-tamd11-preprint.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06569-4

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