Re: student question: brain localization

2003-10-20 Thread David Epstein
As it happens, my dissertation was about olfaction in humans. You want the anatomy? I invite you to "drink from the firehose": The olfactory tracts, just prior to coursing ventral to the anterior perforated substance, divide into the lateral and medial olfactory stria. It is the lateral s

Re: student question: brain localization

2003-10-20 Thread Nina Tarner
Riki, I will be lecturing on exactly this in Brain and Behavior next week; information about smell is sent to two areas in the cerebral cortex: one is to the Olfactory Cortex in the temporal lobe and to the prefrontal cortex where it is detected and identified. As far as taste goes, the informatio

student question: brain localization

2003-10-20 Thread Rikikoenig
In which brain areas are taste and smell sensations registered?  Does smell only register in the limbic system or is there also an area for it in one of the lobes? Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email