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    What lobe of the brain governs smell?

    Question #1676. Asked by abba. (Apr 20 00 9:17 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		The piriform cortex receives smell input in the olfactory system. In anatomy of animals, the piriform cortex, or pyriform cortex is a region in the brain. The piriform cortex is part of the rhinencephalon situated in the telencephalon.

    The function of the piriform cortex relates to olfaction, which is the perception of smells. Sometimes called the olfactory cortex, olfactory lobe or paleopallium, piriform cortical regions are present in the brains of amphibians, reptiles and mammals.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriform_cortex

    Jan 29 08, 1:26 PM

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