PSYB51H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Nostril, Aroma Compound, Human Nose
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Ipsilateral referring to the same side of the body (or brain) Immediately surrounding each glomerulus are juxtaglomerular neurons the first layer of cells surrounding the glomeruli. They are a mixture of excitatory and inhibitory cells and respond to a wide range of odorants. The selectivity of neurons to specific odorants increases in a gradient from the surface of the olfactory bulb to the deeper layers: tufted cells the next layer of cells after the juxtaglomerular neurons. It comprises the amygdala, parahippocampal gyrus, and interconnected areas; and it interacts closely with the entorhinal cortex: amygdala-hippocampal complex the conjoined regions of the amygdala and hippocampus, which are key structures in the limbic system. This complex is critically involved in the unique emotional and associative properties of olfractory cognition: entorhinal cortex a phylogenetically old cortical region that provides the major sensory association input into the hippocampus.
