Olfactory discrimination deficits in monkeys with temporal lobe ablations.

1 January 1957

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 50 (5) , 472-474
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0044051

Abstract

"Two monkeys with ventral temporal lesions and three with later neocortical ablations displayed deficits in an olfactory discrimination test. The effect of the lesions on the learning and retention capacity is discussed." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

CEREBRAL CORTEX/PHYSIOLOGY
SMELL
&
OLFACTION
TEMPORAL LOBE ABLATION &
MONKEY
OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION
RECEPTIVE AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES
TEMPORAL LOBE ABLATION
LEARNING &
TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY
MEMORY