Olfactory implant system

A system for mimicking a sense of smell in a subject, comprising:

• a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors for detecting one or more vapors, said sensor array producing sensor output signals in response to detecting said one or more vapors;
• a processor for processing said sensor output signals into digital encoded information;
• a transmitter for transmitting said digital encoded information transcutaneously into said subject;
• a receiver-stimulator configured to receive said transcutaneously transmitted digital encoded information and generate electrical impulses as a function thereof, wherein said electrical impulses are determined according to training conducted by a user;
• and
• an implantable electrode array comprising at least one stimulating electrode configured to stimulate the olfactory cortex in said subject with said electrical impulses.