Lateralization in human nasal chemoreception: differences in bilateral electrodermal responses related to olfactory and trigeminal stimuli

Brand, Gérard; Millot, Jean-Louis; Saffaux, M; Morand-Villeneuve, N

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“…higher amplitude in response to unpleasant versus pleasant odorant, whereas the intensity was similar for both odorants. More recent work (Brand et al, 2002) showed differences in the SCR amplitude in relation to the trigeminal component of the nasal stimulus, i.e. higher amplitude in response to nasal stimulus with high trigeminal stimulation versus nasal stimulus with low trigeminal stimulation, whereas (in the birhinal condition) the intensity was similar for both stimuli.…”

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Sensitization and Desensitization to Allyl Isothiocyanate (Mustard Oil) in the Nasal Cavity

Brand

2002

Chemical Senses

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The aim of this study was to investigate the response, acute effects and time-course of sensitization and desensitization to allyl isothiocyanate (mustard oil) nasal stimuli in healthy subjects. Sixty subjects participated in the experiment, which employed psychophysical (intensity ratings) and psychophysiological (skin conductance response) measurements. Nasal stimuli were delivered three times with different inter-stimulus intervals. The results showed that the psychophysical and psycho-physiological data were correlated and that the successive nasal stimuli after a short period of time (<2 min) produced increased intensity of irritation, whereas the stimuli delivered after >3 min produced a markedly decreased intensity of irritation. These findings are in agreement with those obtained with capsaicin, the most frequently used irritant molecule.

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Sensitization and Desensitization to Allyl Isothiocyanate (Mustard Oil) in the Nasal Cavity

Brand

2002

Chemical Senses

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“…Brand, Millot, Saffaux, and Morand-Villeneuve (2002) presented two odorants to either only the left or the right or simultaneously to both nostrils of 37 dextral students (22 females, 15 males): a rose-like odorant eliciting a low intranasal trigeminal stimulation, and a mustard oil eliciting a strong trigeminal stimulation. EDA was recorded bilaterally with constant alternating current (22 mV 97 It is, however, questionable whether geometric figures are really typical for right-hemisphere processing, since cognitive representation of abstract material may be more prone to left-hemisphere processing.…”

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“…A common criterion is that EDR onset times at both sides are within 0.5 and 4 s after stimulus onset and EDR rec.t/2 of the other side's response (e.g., Brand et al, 2002). For a subsequent quantitative evaluation of electrodermal lateralization, several lateralization coefficients (LCs) were proposed.…”

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Electrodermal Activity

Boucsein

2012

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except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Foreword to the Second EditionAs noted by David Lykken in the foreword to the first edition of this book, electrodermal activity was observed for the first time in Germany. A quartercentury later the scientific study of psychology also originated in Germany. Over time, however, the focus of psychological research, including the then new field of psychophysiology, shifted to the United States and Great Britain. This trend to the dominance of the United States and Great Britain was prolonged by the devastation of World War II and its aftermath in Germany (and elsewhere in continental Europe). Slowly at first and then more rapidly, German psychological science, including psychophysiology, recovered. For several decades German psychophysiologists have been a major force in psychophysiology. With the publication of the first English edition of this book in 1992, it became essential for electrodermal researchers worldwide again to learn from our German colleagues.When I came into psychophysiology in the mid-1960s, electrodermal activity was the most common system studied. Because of its popularity, a large literature had emerged on the physiological mechanisms producing these changes in the electrical properties of the skin and on the best methodology for recording them. Major reviews and/or chapters had been published or soon were to be published by Peter Venables and Irene Martin, Robert Edelberg, and David Lykken. Later reviews and articles were published by Venables and Margaret Christie, and by me. A chapter in 1990 by Michael Dawson, Anne Schell, and Diane Filion was especially noteworthy for its coverage of the psychological applications of electrodermal measures.Note that all these publications were journal articles and chapters and that most of them focused almost entirely on mechanisms and methodology. The publication of this book, first in German and then in English, provided the first book on electrodermal activity, and one that extensively covers psychological applications as well as mechanisms and methodology. Again to quote David Lykken back in 1992, "The return of German scholarship to what I shall loftily call the high table of psychophysiology is exemplified by this fine book, the most comprehensive treatise on the electrodermal system to appear in any language . . ." I completely agree with v that evaluation. Professor Boucsein's outstanding scholarship has produced a book of such breadth of coverage ...

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“…Most odorants simultaneously activate two systems: the olfactory system, which generally projects ipsilaterally, and the trigeminal system, most of which crosses to the contralateral side. Thus hemispheric asymmetry for olfactory function strongly depends on the quality of the nasal stimulus, more specifically its potential olfactory or trigeminal stimulating properties (42).…”

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Information Processing in the Mammalian Olfactory System

Lledo¹,

Gheusi²,

Vincent³

2005

Physiological Reviews

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Recently, modern neuroscience has made considerable progress in understanding how the brain perceives, discriminates, and recognizes odorant molecules. This growing knowledge took over when the sense of smell was no longer considered only as a matter for poetry or the perfume industry. Over the last decades, chemical senses captured the attention of scientists who started to investigate the different stages of olfactory pathways. Distinct fields such as genetic, biochemistry, cellular biology, neurophysiology, and behavior have contributed to provide a picture of how odor information is processed in the olfactory system as it moves from the periphery to higher areas of the brain. So far, the combination of these approaches has been most effective at the cellular level, but there are already signs, and even greater hope, that the same is gradually happening at the systems level. This review summarizes the current ideas concerning the cellular mechanisms and organizational strategies used by the olfactory system to process olfactory information. We present findings that exemplified the high degree of olfactory plasticity, with special emphasis on the first central relay of the olfactory system. Recent observations supporting the necessity of such plasticity for adult brain functions are also discussed. Due to space constraints, this review focuses mainly on the olfactory systems of vertebrates, and primarily those of mammals.

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Lateralization in human nasal chemoreception: differences in bilateral electrodermal responses related to olfactory and trigeminal stimuli

Cited by 18 publications

References 40 publications

Sensitization and Desensitization to Allyl Isothiocyanate (Mustard Oil) in the Nasal Cavity

Sensitization and Desensitization to Allyl Isothiocyanate (Mustard Oil) in the Nasal Cavity

Electrodermal Activity

Information Processing in the Mammalian Olfactory System

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