| Anterior olfactory nucleus | |
|---|---|
 Human brainstem anterior view (Anterior olfactory nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible at center top, approximately between the "2" and the "3".) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus olfactorius anterior |
| NeuroNames | 280 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1085 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.416 |
| TA2 | 5543 |
| FMA | 77628 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The anterior olfactory nucleus (AON; also called the anterior olfactory cortex) is a portion of the forebrain of vertebrates.
It is involved in olfaction[1] and has supposedly strong influence on other olfactory areas like the olfactory bulb and the piriform cortex.[2]
- ^ Saiz-Sanchez D, Ubeda-Bañon I, de la Rosa-Prieto C, et al. (June 2009). "Somatostatin, tau, and beta-amyloid within the anterior olfactory nucleus in Alzheimer disease". Exp. Neurol. 223 (2): 347–350. doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.06.010. PMID 19559700.
- ^ Peter C. Brunjes; Kurt R. Illig; Elizabeth A. Meyer (2005). "A field guide to the anterior olfactory nucleus (cortex)". Brain Research Reviews. 50 (2): 305–335. doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2005.08.005.