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Coralie Mignot1, Susanne Weise2, Stephan B Sobottka3

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ORL; Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties
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Electrical stimulation of the olfactory bulb in a patient with brain tumors elicited a lemon smell. This finding highlights the olfactory bulb's crucial role in smell perception and potential for olfactory prostheses.

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