olfactory bulb
noun
: a bulbous anterior projection of the olfactory lobe that is the place of termination of the olfactory nerves and is especially well developed in lower vertebrates (such as fishes)
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The olfactory bulb is the first part of the brain that receives information about what’s been inhaled through the nose.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2025
In September 2024, these miniature pollutants were also discovered in the human olfactory bulb, a type of brain tissue that sits above the nose in the forebrain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Salinas has always had a hunch that bacteria might be leaking from the nose into the olfactory bulb.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Humans have two olfactory bulbs, one above each nasal cavity.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2025
In September 2024, these miniature pollutants were also discovered in the human olfactory bulb, a type of brain tissue that sits above the nose in the forebrain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Salinas has always had a hunch that bacteria might be leaking from the nose into the olfactory bulb.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Humans have two olfactory bulbs, one above each nasal cavity.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Olfactory bulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olfactory%20bulb. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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