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Human olfactory-auditory integration requires phase synchrony between sensory cortices

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  • Guangyu Zhou

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Gregory Lane

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Torben Noto

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Ghazaleh Arabkheradmand

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Jay A. Gottfried

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania)

  • Stephan U. Schuele

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Joshua M. Rosenow

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

  • Jonas K. Olofsson

    (Stockholm University)

  • Donald A. Wilson

    (New York University School of Medicine
    New York University)

  • Christina Zelano

    (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

Abstract

Multisensory integration is particularly important in the human olfactory system, which is highly dependent on non-olfactory cues, yet its underlying neural mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we use intracranial electroencephalography techniques to record neural activity in auditory and olfactory cortices during an auditory-olfactory matching task. Spoken cues evoke phase locking between low frequency oscillations in auditory and olfactory cortices prior to odor arrival. This phase synchrony occurs only when the participant’s later response is correct. Furthermore, the phase of low frequency oscillations in both auditory and olfactory cortical areas couples to the amplitude of high-frequency oscillations in olfactory cortex during correct trials. These findings suggest that phase synchrony is a fundamental mechanism for integrating cross-modal odor processing and highlight an important role for primary olfactory cortical areas in multisensory integration with the olfactory system.

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  • Guangyu Zhou & Gregory Lane & Torben Noto & Ghazaleh Arabkheradmand & Jay A. Gottfried & Stephan U. Schuele & Joshua M. Rosenow & Jonas K. Olofsson & Donald A. Wilson & Christina Zelano, 2019. "Human olfactory-auditory integration requires phase synchrony between sensory cortices," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09091-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09091-3
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