olfactory brain
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olfactory brain — noun a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior • Syn: ↑rhinencephalon • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑nerve centre • Part Meronym … Useful english dictionary
olfactory bulb — noun one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Holonyms: ↑rhinencephalon, ↑olfactory brain * * * noun : a bulbous anterior… … Useful english dictionary
Olfactory memory — refers to the recollection of odours. Studies have found various characteristics of common memories of odour memory including persistence and high resistance to interference. Explicit memory is typically the form focused on in the studies of… … Wikipedia
Olfactory bulb — Brain: Olfactory bulb Vesalius Fabrica, 1543. Olfactory Bulbs and Olfactory tracts outlined in red … Wikipedia
Olfactory tract — Brain: Olfactory tract Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory tract visible at left.) Latin tractus olfactorius Gray s … Wikipedia
Olfactory sulcus — Brain: Olfactory sulcus Orbital surface of left frontal lobe. (Olfactory sulcus visible at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Olfactory receptor — Olfactory receptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons are responsible for the detection of odor molecules. Activated olfactory receptors are the initial player in a signal transduction cascade which ultimately produces … Wikipedia
Olfactory tubercle — Latin tuberculum olfactorium The olfactory tubercle is a structure involved in Olfaction. It is present in humans, but much smaller than it is in some other animals. It is a frequent subject of research.[1][2] … Wikipedia
Olfactory trigone — Brain: Olfactory trigone Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Olfactory trigone not labeled, but region is visible at bottom left, between anterior perforated substance and olfactory tract.) … Wikipedia
Olfactory transduction — is a series of events in which odor molecules are detected by olfactory receptors and chemical signals are transformed into electrical signal to the brain where they are perceived as smells.[1] Once ligands (odorant particles) bind to specific… … Wikipedia
