olfactory brain
- noun
- /ɔlˈfæktəri breɪn/
- Specialized
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cerebro olfativo
- Researchers studied how the human olfactory brain processes emotional responses to odors.
Examples
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Damage to the olfactory brain can result in a diminished sense of smell.
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Research shows that the olfactory brain is linked to memory.
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The evolution of the olfactory brain is more pronounced in animals that rely on scent for survival.
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The olfactory brain plays a crucial role in our sense of smell.
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Damage to the olfactory brain can result in a diminished sense of smell.
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Researchers studied how the human olfactory brain processes emotional responses to odors.
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Research shows that the olfactory brain is linked to memory.
Synonyms
A part of the brain that controls the sense of smell
A part of the brain that helps sense smells and connect them to feelings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'olfactory' (connected with smell) + 'brain' (the organ controlling mental/neurological functions), so it transparently denotes the part of the brain responsible for smell. Although somewhat technical, the adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Olfactory brain comes from a simple image: olfactory means 'about smell' and brain is the body's control center. So the phrase names the part of the brain that handles 'smell' and the 'feelings' smells can cause.
