Anatomy

Olfactory Cortex

Basal forebrain and medial part of temporal lobe areas that receive synaptic inputs from the OLFACTORY BULB.

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Abstract

Basal forebrain and medial part of temporal lobe areas that receive synaptic inputs from the OLFACTORY BULB.

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  • Olfactory Brain
  • Olfactory Lobe
  • Paleopallium
  • Primary Olfactory Cortex
  • Regio Olfactoria
  • Rhinencephalon
  • Brain, Olfactory
  • Brains, Olfactory
  • Cortex, Olfactory
  • Cortex, Primary Olfactory
  • Cortices, Primary Olfactory
  • Lobe, Olfactory
  • Lobes, Olfactory
  • Olfactoria, Regio
  • Olfactorias, Regio
  • Olfactory Brains
  • Olfactory Cortex, Primary
  • Olfactory Cortices, Primary
  • Olfactory Lobes
  • Paleopalliums
  • Primary Olfactory Cortices
  • Regio Olfactorias
  • Rhinencephalons
  • Anterior Olfactory Nucleus
  • Cortical Amygdala
  • Lateral Entorhineal Cortex
  • Olfactory Peduncle
  • Amygdala, Cortical
  • Amygdalas, Cortical
  • Cortex, Lateral Entorhineal
  • Cortical Amygdalas
  • Cortices, Lateral Entorhineal
  • Entorhineal Cortex, Lateral
  • Entorhineal Cortices, Lateral
  • Lateral Entorhineal Cortices
  • Nucleus, Anterior Olfactory
  • Olfactory Nucleus, Anterior
  • Olfactory Peduncles
  • Peduncle, Olfactory
  • Peduncles, Olfactory

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2015; use CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 1972-1990 and OLFACTORY PATHWAYS 1991-2014; for RHINENCEPHALON use LIMBIC SYSTEM 1963-1999 and OLFACTORY PATHWAYS 2000-2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Limbic System (1963-1990)
  • Olfactory Pathways (1991-2014)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Olfactory Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066194. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066194
  2. Olfactory Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70750040