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...generate a single distinct sense of smell, the signals are probably integrated in the olfactory cortex,” Zou said...
...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...
These insights may help explain how the brain tells the difference between smells and why certain odors have strong emotional associations—or why sizzling steaks smell so good...
...olfactory receptors (ORs) that the study investigated is called M50. According to Zou, when stimulated by a smell, M50 affects the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that, among other things, controls appetite...
...mouse, smell could be the most important information for whether it eats or not,” said...