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Why Are Olfactory Sensations Long Lasting?

January 24, 2024 by Ahmed Ali

Why Are Olfactory Sensations Long Lasting? Olfactory sensations are long lasting and important to memories because the sensory information reaches the cerebral cortex by the hypothalamus and the limbic system without first being filtered through the thalamus. Why is the olfactory system unique? The olfactory system is thus unique among the sensory systems in that

Can You Smell A Taste?

January 24, 2024 by Rebecca Patel

Can You Smell A Taste? Can you smell a taste? People may also sense an odor through their mouths, new research shows. Scents sensed through the mouth are often labeled as tastes, write Dana Small, PhD, MSc, and colleagues in the journal Neuron. “For example, we may say that we like the ‘taste’ of a