olfactory bulb
Bulbus olfactorius
In 3 atlases
Definition
neural structure of the vertebrate forebrain involved in olfaction, which sends olfactory information to be further processed in the amygdala, the orbitofrontal cortex and the hippocampus where it plays a role in emotion, memory and learning
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Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
- amygdalohippocampal area
- amygdaloid complex
- anterior amygdaloid area
- anterior cingulate gyrus
- anterior cortical nucleus
- anterior horn of lateral ventricle
- anterior nuclear complex of thalamus
- anterior olfactory nucleus
- anterior parahippocampal gyrus
- anterior segment of paracentral lobule
- atrium of lateral ventricle
- basal forebrain
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 5538
- TA98
- A14.1.09.429
- FMA
- 77624
- UBERON
- 0002264
- Wikidata
- Q644945