Abstract: Presently, there is a knowledge gap concerning the human orbitofrontal cortex and its link to the learning process. Through conducting research on the changes in the learning process after physiological increases of orbitofrontal cortex activity by nasal obstruction using odourless Vaseline, the study validates the hypothesis that the sensory properties of the orbitofrontal cortex facilitate the learning process in humans. The experiment conducted involves a control trial experiment with 40 participants. The results indicated that at the first 50 trials, the nasal obstructed participants outperformed the control group. Contrarily, there was a gradual increase in the performance of the control group. The study suggests that increased orbitofrontal cortex does facilitate learning. However, increasing its activity disrupts long-term memory as it affects encoding and consolidation of the declarative knowledge in hippocampus and related structure in the late trials.
Keywords: Orbitofrontal Cortex, Gradual Increase, Physiological Increases.
Title: The Possible Role of Piriform Cortex in Association with Orbitofrontal Cortex in Human Learning
Author: Almaha S. Almutlaq, Nora H. Alkhatam, Amani M. El Amin
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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