The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004
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The olfactory system The olfactory epithelium contains millions of olfactory neurons, which send messages directly to the olfactory bulb of the brain. The olfactory receptor cells are the only neurons in the nervous system exposed directly to the external environment. |
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