Neurons involved in this process are supported by an epithelium that contains Bowman's glands secreting mucus to provide the proper ionic environment to support it.
Signals for it are processed in the piriform cortex without passing through the thalamus. Receptors for it synapse with mitral and tufted cells after passing through the cribriform plate. Neurons involved in this process are supported by an epithelium that contains Bowman's glands secreting mucus to provide the proper ionic environment to support it. It is associated with the first cranial nerve, which has been lost in cetaceans. It is also associated with a family of about 1,000 receptors according to Axel and Buck, who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work. FTP identify this sense used by salmon to recognize where to spawn and that in humans is commonly associated with the nose.
Signals for it are processed in the piriform cortex without passing through the thalamus.
{olfaction} or sense of {smell} (accept reasonable equivalents)