Brain Byte

Smell

  • Published30 Oct 2020
  • Author Calli McMurray
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Specialized cells in the nose convert chemicals in the air into the experience of smell.

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Smell brain byte
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Firestein, S. J., Margolskee, R. F., & Kinnamon, S. (1999). Olfaction. In G. J. Siegel, B. W. Agranoff, R. W. Albers, S. K. Fisher, & M. D. Uhler (Eds.), Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects (6th ed.). Lippincott-Raven. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK28226/

Pinto, J. M. (2011). Olfaction. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 8(1), 46–52. https://doi.org/10.1513/pats.201005-035RN

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