After the incoming
smell signal pattern is processed, this information is sent to different parts of the brain, including regions involved in memory and emotion, as well as to the cortex, where thinking takes place.
Not exact matches
After the associations between
smell and place were well established, the researchers could see a
pattern of brain wave activity (the electrical
signal from a large number of neurons) during retrieval.
«A reptile responds to certain
signals like a sight or the
smell of a mouse, and there is some kind of
pattern to these responses,» says Lagercrantz.