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What the brain does when it receives a signal indicating a smell.?
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it says "oh something smells i wonder what it is" and goes and looks for it in the file cabinets. if it finds the same smell then he uses that if he doesn't then he puts in in a new file
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What the brain does when it receives a signal indicating a smell?
it says "oh something smells i wonder what it is" and goes and looks for it in the file cabinets. if it finds the same smell then he uses that if he doesn't then he puts in in a new file
Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?
Thalamus
What receives and transmits all sensory except smell?
Thalamus. (it is known as relay centre in brain)
What receives and transmits all sensory impulses except smell?
Thalamus
What part of the brain receives messages?
ThalamusIf you are referring to outside stimulus that are sensory messages, all stimuli, except smell, go to the thalamus in the brain which is then relayed to the cerebral cortex.
Why is the signal from smell so quick to reach the brain?
you have so many nurons all around ur bodey that is about as fast as lightnig, that travels to a small part of ur brain
How does smell and taste work together structurally and functionally?
well smell and taste all have to do with the sensory organ pick up data transmitting it as a electrochemical signal and your brain decoding it. If you cant smell you can not taste the food you are eating.
Which part of the brain is responsible for smelling?
For smell, the olfactory bulb (a brain structure directly above the nasal cavity and below the frontal lobe) interprets smell. The olfactory nerve endings are in the upper nasal cavity and detect smells. For taste, lower primary somatic sensory cortex interpreters the sense of taste. There are 5 different taste buds on the tongue that sense taste.
Does your nose help you taste?
smell signals from the nose is taken to the brain. The flavor is then perceived by the brain and taste signal is sent to taste buds that are present on the tongue If we dont breathe, and try eating it is not possible for us to get the taste and no signal would be send to the brain.
What structures are the receptors for the sense of smell?
The receptors that actually bind with the molecules that we smell are called Olfactory receptor neurons. They pass their signal through the caribform plate, then down the olfactory nerve, and finally to the olfactory bulb in the brain.
A pheromone is a signal detected as a(n)?
A pheromone is a signal detected as a smell.
Can you use your brain to smell?
You can't smell without it.
