olfactory nerve
noun
: either of the pair of nerves that are the first cranial nerves and that arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and pass to the anterior part of the cerebrum
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Connecting the olfactory bulb and the nasal cavity is the olfactory nerve.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Those molecules stimulate olfactory nerves, and the signals are processed in the brain as smell.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Although rare, amoebas such as Naegleria fowleri — larger than the size of the microplastics found in the study — can get into the brain through the olfactory nerve.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Humans have two olfactory bulbs located in the forebrain, which are connected to each nasal cavity by the olfactory nerve.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
The signals from your olfactory nerves go to your brain and light up some neurons, and the signals from your mouth light up some neurons.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Naegleria fowleri enters your body through the nose, crosses the epithelial lining and then makes a beeline up the olfactory nerve to the frontal part of the brain.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
The olfactory nerve also sends signals to the parts of the brain responsible for emotions and memories (amygdala and hippocampus, respectively).
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
Even outside of the brain, the thin and wispy olfactory nerve is charged with shuttling information from the nose and mouth to the brain.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2021
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Those molecules stimulate olfactory nerves, and the signals are processed in the brain as smell.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Although rare, amoebas such as Naegleria fowleri — larger than the size of the microplastics found in the study — can get into the brain through the olfactory nerve.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Humans have two olfactory bulbs located in the forebrain, which are connected to each nasal cavity by the olfactory nerve.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
The signals from your olfactory nerves go to your brain and light up some neurons, and the signals from your mouth light up some neurons.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Naegleria fowleri enters your body through the nose, crosses the epithelial lining and then makes a beeline up the olfactory nerve to the frontal part of the brain.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
The olfactory nerve also sends signals to the parts of the brain responsible for emotions and memories (amygdala and hippocampus, respectively).
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
Even outside of the brain, the thin and wispy olfactory nerve is charged with shuttling information from the nose and mouth to the brain.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2021
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“Olfactory nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olfactory%20nerve. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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