Unlike the primary sensory brain areas that process sights and sounds, the one that decodes scents also responds to other stimuli, such as images and words associated with an odor, according to a study published today in Nature.
By Angie Voyles Askham
https://www.thetransmitter.org/sensory-systems/double-duty-neurons-in-primary-olfactory-cortex-pick-up-on-more-than-just-scent/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20241009-double-duty-neurons-olafactory-cortex
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