Slotnick B M, Kaneko N
Science. 1981 Oct 2;214(4516):91-2. doi: 10.1126/science.7280684.
Severe deficits in the acquisition of an olfactory learning-set task resulted from lesions of the central (olfactory) component of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus but not from large lesions that destroyed olfactory projections to the amygdala. Complex olfactory learning may be mediated by the olfactory thalamocortical system and not by olfactory projections to the limbic system.
丘脑背内侧核的中央（嗅觉）成分受损会导致嗅觉学习集任务的严重缺陷，而破坏嗅觉向杏仁核投射的大面积损伤则不会导致这种情况。复杂的嗅觉学习可能由嗅觉丘脑皮质系统介导，而非由嗅觉向边缘系统的投射介导。
