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olfactory

[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] / ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl- /




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The researchers also showed that this map in the nose aligns with corresponding maps in the olfactory bulb of the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

The olfactory bulb, located in the forebrain, processes signals from scent receptors in the nose.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The initial goal is to create a diagnostic test to measure olfactory loss—a marker of Covid-19 and other conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

There are brain cells that represent entire concepts, some with an affinity for visual information and others for olfactory input.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

The problem of olfactory sensing shares some of the current puzzles and confusions of immunology, apart from the business of telling self from non-self.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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