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...generate a single distinct sense of smell, the signals are probably integrated in the olfactory cortex,” Zou said...
...experiments, a single receptor in the nose stimulated about 2 to 5 percent of the neurons in the olfactory cortex. The researchers had expected only about 0.1 percent of the neurons to be stimulated if the signals from receptors did not overlap...
...issue of Nature, however, a research group led by HMS Professor of Neurobiology Linda B. Buck reported that specific receptors in the nose stimulate discrete patterns of neurons in different regions of the olfactory cortex, which is the part of the brain responsible for the sense of smell...
...smart young mice will have a system of pulleys that will open the refrigerator door in the middle of the night. God knows how a new infusion of butter, protein-rich cheese, yogurt, red-leaf lettuce, and V-8 juice will invigorate the breed and enlarge its cerebral cortex...
...scan the brains of 17 students who said they were in love. He showed them pictures of their sweethearts and found that there were four particular parts of the brain that showed increased activity and blood flow. The areas that lighted up are part of the anterior cingulate cortex, which is near the brain's midline; the middle insula, which is deep in the brain; and part of the putamen and caudate nucleus. As it turns out, these are not the same precincts of the brain that light up for a feeling of simple lust. So, yes, love does exist...