Unlike the primary sensory brain areas that process sights and sounds, the one that decodes scents also responds to other stimuli, such as images and words associated with an odor, according to a study published today in Nature.
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https://www.thetransmitter.org/sensory-systems/double-duty-neurons-in-primary-olfactory-cortex-pick-up-on-more-than-just-scent/?utm_source=blueksy&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20241009-double-duty-neurons-olafactory-cortex
By @avaskham.bsky.social
https://www.thetransmitter.org/sensory-systems/double-duty-neurons-in-primary-olfactory-cortex-pick-up-on-more-than-just-scent/?utm_source=blueksy&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20241009-double-duty-neurons-olafactory-cortex
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A1 and V1 are both documented to respond to other stimuli e.g.,
Activity Related to Perceptual Judgment and Action in Primary Auditory Cortex (2012)
and
Reward Timing in the Primary Visual Cortex (2006)