This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.
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Smell-brain
Synonyms for "smell-brain" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Translations
28 translations across 26 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- reukbrein noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 嗅腦 /嗅脑 noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 嗅腦 /嗅脑 noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Danish
1 entries- lugthjernen noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Dutch
1 entries- reukhersenen noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Estonian
1 entries- haistmisaju noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Finnish
1 entries- hajuaivot noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
French
1 entries- rhinencéphale noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
German
1 entries- Riechhirn noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Gujarati
1 entries- ઘ્રાણમસ્તિષ્ક noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Hindi
1 entries- घ्राणमस्तिष्क noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Hungarian
1 entries- szaglóagy noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Indonesian
2 entries- otak penciuman noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
- rinensefalon noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Italian
1 entries- rinencefalo noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Japanese
1 entries- 嗅脳 noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Korean
1 entries- 후뇌 noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Lithuanian
1 entries- uodžiamosios smegenys noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Marathi
1 entries- घ्राणमस्तिष्क noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Polish
1 entries- węchomózgowie noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Portuguese
1 entries- rinencéfalo noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Russian
1 entries- обоня́тельный мозг noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Spanish
1 entries- rinencéfalo noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Swedish
1 entries- lukthjärnan noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Tamil
1 entries- முன்மூளையின் நுகர்பகுதி noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Turkish
2 entries- koku beyin noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
- rinansefalon noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
Venetan
1 entries- rinencefalo noun (part of brain involved with smelling)
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