Prediction Enhances Olfactory Processing

Prediction Enhances Olfactory Processing - The ability to predict sensory events before they occur helps an organism navigate a complex world. To provide greater insight into how predictive coding is used in the olfactory system, Jay Gottfried and colleagues examined the spatiotemporal evolution of odor perception in the human brain during an olfactory search task. They discovered that predictive coding in posterior piriform cortex (PPC) facilitates olfactory perception, demonstrating the...