ArticleScientific reports2016
What does the nose know? Olfactory function predicts social network size in human.
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- Neural signatures of social inferences predict the number of real-life social contacts and autism severity.Nature communications · 2023Article
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- Neuropsychiatric correlates of olfactory identification and traumatic brain injury in a sample of impulsive violent offenders.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- Olfactory modulation of the medial prefrontal cortex circuitry: Implications for social cognition.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2022Review
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- Reading the Mind through the Nose: Mentalizing Skills Predict Olfactory Performance.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Social perception of young adults prolongs the lifespan of aged Drosophila.NPJ aging and mechanisms of disease · 2021Article
- Neurobiological Bases of Social Networks.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Odor Sensitivity Versus Odor Identification in Older US Adults: Associations With Cognition, Age, Gender, and Race.Chemical senses · 2020Article
- A Prospective Study on Risk Factors for Olfactory Dysfunction in Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Article
- Mechanisms Linking Olfactory Impairment and Risk of Mortality.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Review
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- Social brain volume is associated with in-degree social network size among older adults.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
Olfaction is an important medium of social communication in humans. However, it is not known whether olfactory function is associated with social network size. This study aimed to explore the underlying neural mechanism between olfactory function and social network. Thirty-one healthy individuals participated in this study. Social network size was estimated using the Social Network Index. Olfactory function was assessed with the Sniffin' Stick Test. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between the size of an individual's social network and their olfactory sensitivity. We also found that amygdala functional connectivity with the orbitofrontal cortex appeared to be related to olfactory sensitivity and social network size.
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