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What is the role of the cortex?
The main role of the olfactory cortex is detection of odors
Which lobe is olfactory cortex?
The olfactory cortex is a part of the superior temporal lobe.
Where is the secondary olfactory cortex located in the brain?
The olfactory cortex is located within the medial temporal lobes.
What Olfactory area is involved in the conscious perception of smell?
The olfactory cortex, specifically the primary olfactory cortex located in the temporal lobe, is primarily involved in the conscious perception of smell. This area processes the information received from the olfactory bulb to help identify and interpret different odors.
The olfactory area is found within the?
The olfactory area is found in the nasal cavity.A rather simplistic answer by the previous respondent, it is in-fact found in the medial aspect of the temporal lobe.
Mitral cells synapse with?
granule cells in olfactory cortex
What lobe of the cerebrum is the olfactory cortex located?
temporal lobe
Where is the primary olfactory cortex in the brain?
In the posterior pole of the Occipital cortex.
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone They synapse on neurons in the?
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and synapse on neurons in the olfactory bulb. These neurons process olfactory information and transmit signals to higher brain regions, including the olfactory cortex, for further interpretation of smells. The olfactory bulb plays a critical role in the initial stages of olfactory perception.
Nerve fibers of the olfactory tracts lead to?
The olfactory tract is split into medial and lateral. Their projections are to 5 different areas of the brain- anterior olfactory nucleus, olfactory tubercle, Piriform cortex, Amygdala, Entorhinal cortex The lateral tract originates from the olfactory epithelium separates into mitral cells and tuft cells. mitral cells synapses onto all 5 of the regions to ultimately synapse onto the orbitofrontal cortex via the thalamus or the frontal cortex. tufted cells on the other hand only synapse onto the anterior olfactory nucleus and the olfactory tubercle The medial or vomeronasal tract projects to mitral cells that synapse only to the Amygdala
Where does the olfactory nerve end?
The olfactory nerve, responsible for the sense of smell, ends in the olfactory bulb located in the brain, specifically in the olfactory cortex. This is where the nerve impulses triggered by odors are processed and interpreted.
Where do axons from the olfactory nerve project to?
Axons from the olfactory nerve project to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb processes and relays information about smells to other areas of the brain, such as the olfactory cortex, where scent perception occurs.
