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Learn how the olfactory bulb in the brain processes the information from the olfactory receptors lining the nose
The olfactory bulb of the brain processes information from the olfactory receptors...
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How do researchers study the mechanism of predictive coding?
Learn how researchers investigate the mechanism of “predictive coding,” by which...
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human nasal cavity
Sagittal view of the human nasal cavity.
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How the Jacobson's organ works
This diagram shows the process of chemoreception using the Jacobson's (vomeronasal)...
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Olfactory epithelium
The olfactory epithelium, found within the nasal cavity, contains olfactory receptor...
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