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Olfaction and the Brain

Olfaction and its relation to mental health is an area of growing interest, evidenced by the 2004

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine being awarded for discoveries relating to odorant

receptors and the organization of the olfactory system. Olfaction is of particular interest to

specialists seeking a fuller understanding of schizophrenia. Clear deficits in the sense of smell

could predict schizophrenia in apparently unaffected individuals.

In this highly timely book, Warrick Brewer and his team of experts set out our current

understanding of olfaction and mental health, relating it to broader principles of neural

development and processing as a foundation for understanding psychopathology. The neuro-

pathological, neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric aspects of olfactory function and

dysfunction are all covered (drawing on the latest neuroimaging techniques where appro-

priate), and indications for future research and applications are discussed.

This will be a source of state-of-the art information and inspiration to all mental health

professionals.

Warrick Brewer

is Associate Professor at the ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of

Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

David Castle

is Professor of Psychiatry at Mental Health Research Institute and University

of Melbourne.

Christos Pantelis

is Foundation Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Scientific Director of the

Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

Olfaction and the Brain

Edited by

Warrick J. Brewer,

David Castle

and

Christos Pantelis

with a foreword by Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty jointly won the Nobel Prize in

Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for

his work in immunology.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Cambridge University Press

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Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York

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without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.

First published in print format 2006

eBook (NetLibrary)

ISBN-13 978-0-511-34969-0

ISBN-10 0-511-34969-6

eBook (NetLibrary)

hardback

ISBN-13 978-0-521-84922-7

hardback

ISBN-10 0-521-84922-5

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Every effort has been made in preparing this publication to provide accurate and up-to-

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