The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging
Olfaction is critical for maintaining daily life activities. It is crucial to measure olfactory performance for the diagnosis and treatment of certain neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, impairments and a lack of quality in the olfactory system may indicate the early diagnosis of some diseases suc...
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| description | Olfaction is critical for maintaining daily life activities. It is crucial to measure olfactory performance for the diagnosis and treatment of certain neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, impairments and a lack of quality in the olfactory system may indicate the early diagnosis of some diseases such as Parkinson’s. In this context, there are several imaging methods available for evaluating olfactory function. In addition to the conventional methods used in measuring the brain's responsiveness to olfactory stimuli, this article presents a systematic review of the current applicability of optical brain imaging (i.e., functional near-infrared spectroscopy) in the evaluation of olfactory function. A database literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, the Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. This review excluded animal studies, clinical studies, pathology- or neurodegenerative disease-related studies, newborn-related studies, cross-modal- and dual-task-related studies, and non-original research studies. Thus, seven studies were examined to discuss the pitfalls and perspectives of the use of optical brain imaging under olfactory stimulation. As for this conclusion, they can be used to evaluate olfactory performance in healthy individuals through the interpretation of hemodynamic changes. Further studies are needed to standardize the applicability of these optical imaging techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aac8a21aca4e484183236b7ff3609c2e2023-08-11T13:49:35ZengGalenos YayincilikTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology2667-74742023-03-01611374210.4274/tao.2023.2023-1-613049054The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain ImagingGüliz Akın Öztürk0Gizem Ermiş1Emre Eskicioğlu2Çağdaş Güdücü3 Department of Biophysics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Department of Biophysics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Department of Biophysics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Department of Biophysics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Olfaction is critical for maintaining daily life activities. It is crucial to measure olfactory performance for the diagnosis and treatment of certain neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, impairments and a lack of quality in the olfactory system may indicate the early diagnosis of some diseases such as Parkinson’s. In this context, there are several imaging methods available for evaluating olfactory function. In addition to the conventional methods used in measuring the brain's responsiveness to olfactory stimuli, this article presents a systematic review of the current applicability of optical brain imaging (i.e., functional near-infrared spectroscopy) in the evaluation of olfactory function. A database literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, the Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. This review excluded animal studies, clinical studies, pathology- or neurodegenerative disease-related studies, newborn-related studies, cross-modal- and dual-task-related studies, and non-original research studies. Thus, seven studies were examined to discuss the pitfalls and perspectives of the use of optical brain imaging under olfactory stimulation. As for this conclusion, they can be used to evaluate olfactory performance in healthy individuals through the interpretation of hemodynamic changes. Further studies are needed to standardize the applicability of these optical imaging techniques. http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-pitfalls-and-perspectives-of-assessing-olfacto/61440 near-infrared spectroscopyolfactionprefrontal cortexhemodynamic brain response |
| spellingShingle | Güliz Akın Öztürk Gizem Ermiş Emre Eskicioğlu Çağdaş Güdücü The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology near-infrared spectroscopy olfaction prefrontal cortex hemodynamic brain response |
| title | The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging |
| title_full | The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging |
| title_fullStr | The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging |
| title_short | The Pitfalls and Perspectives of Assessing Olfactory Function via Optical Brain Imaging |
| title_sort | pitfalls and perspectives of assessing olfactory function via optical brain imaging |
| topic | near-infrared spectroscopy olfaction prefrontal cortex hemodynamic brain response |
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