1
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How many olfactory receptors?
A
6 million
2
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olfactory epithelium?
A
- the epithelial tissue of the nasal sinus that covers the cribriform plate
- contains the cilia of the olfactory receptors
3
Q
How does olfactory processing work?
A
- each receptor send 1 axon into an olfactory bulb
- in there it forms synapses with dendrites of mitral cells
- then axons of mitral cells travel to the brain through olfactory tracts
4
Q
How many odours can humans recognize?
A
10 000
5
Q
How many diff olfactory receptors?
A
339
6
Q
How do we recognize a particular odour?
A
-recognizing a particular pattern of activity in the glomeruli
7
Q
How do odorant molecules send info to our brain’
A
- bind to multiple receptors
- stimulate olfactory neuron
8
Q
How are odorants associated with particular objects perceived?
A
-produce particular patterns of activity in the posterior piriform cortex
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Decks in class (45)
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Chapter 2: CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM42
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Chapter 2: COMMUNICATION WITHIN A NEURON32
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Chapter 2: ACTION POTENTIALS30
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Chapter 3: BASIC FEATURES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM12
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Chapter 3: STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION OF THE CNS47
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Chapter 3: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE PNS9
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Chapter 2: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NEURONS37
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Chapter 4: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY47
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CHAPTER 4: SITES OF DRUG ACTION21
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CHAPTER 4: NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND NEUROMODULATORS112
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Chapter 5: EXPERIMENTAL ABLATION41
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Chapter 5: RECORDING AND STIMULATING NEURAL ACTIVITY36
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CHAPTER 6: THE EYE37
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Chapter 5: NEUROCHEMICAL METHODS7
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Chapter 5: GENETIC METHODS22
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Chapter 6: BRAIN REGIONS INVOLVED IN VISUAL PROCESSING12
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF COLOUR15
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF FORM4
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF SPATIAL LOCATION8
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Chapter 7: AUDITION36
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Chapter 7: VESTIBULAR SYSTEM4
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Chapter 7: SOMATOSENSES4
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Chapter 7: GUSTATION6
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Chapter 7: OLFACTION8
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Chapter 9: WHAT IS SLEEP?15
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Chapter 9: WHY DO WE SLEEP?12
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Chapter 9: PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF SLEEP59
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Chapter 9: DISORDERS OF SLEEP12
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Chapter 9: BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS19
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Chapter 10: SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT70
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Chapter 10: HORMONAL CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR61
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Chapter 10: NEURAL CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR25
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Chapter 10: PARENTAL BEHAVIOUR23
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Chapter 11: BACKGROUND7
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Chapter 11: THE COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSE36
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Chapter 11: AGGRESSION, IMPUSE CONTROL, AND EMOTIONAL DECISION-MAKING60
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Chapter 11: COMMUNICATION OF EMOTIONS18
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Chapter 11: FEELING EMOTIONS8
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Chapter 12: DRINKING20
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Chapter 12: EATING15
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Chapter 12: WHAT STARTS A MEAL?7
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Chapter 12: WHAT STOPS A MEAL?13
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Chapter 12: BRAIN MECHANISMS15
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Chapter 12: OBESITY17
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Chapter 12: EATING DISORDERS6
