Sniffing out the contributions of the olfactory tubercle to the sense of smell: Hedonics, sensory integration, and more?

▶ The olfactory tubercle is a unique olfactory cortical structure. ▶ The tubercle sits at the interface between olfactory and reward circuits. ▶ Piriform cortex and olfactory tubercle may allow parallel processing of odors. ▶ Tubercle cells process odors yet its role in olfactory perception is unknown. ▶ The tubercle may be an especially important multimodal processing center.