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Conscious olfaction: Content, function, and localization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2016

Bjorn Merker
Bjorn Merker*
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Fjälkestadsv, 410-82, SE-29194, Kristianstad, Sweden. gyr694c@tninet.se
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Abstract

The target article's emphasis on olfaction is a welcome reminder of the multimodal nature of conscious experience. Here, I explore the distinctive and even unique attributes of our sense of smell from the point of view of their bearing on and fit with a subcortical locus of sensory experience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e188
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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