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Gustation and Olfaction: The Importance of Place and Time

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Animals can smell odors from the external environment or from their mouth via two routes: orthonasal and retronasal, respectively. Little is known about how the brain processes orthonasal and retronasal… Click to show full abstract

Animals can smell odors from the external environment or from their mouth via two routes: orthonasal and retronasal, respectively. Little is known about how the brain processes orthonasal and retronasal odors associated with taste, but a new study has revealed an important role for the gustatory cortex in such odor processing.

Keywords: olfaction importance; gustation olfaction; biology; place time; importance place

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2019

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