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    olfactory

    US /ɑ:lˈfæktəri/

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    UK /ɒlˈfæktəri/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveConcerning the sense of smell
    Eating starts with an olfactory response to the food

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    Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste

    16:54Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
    • We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.

      We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.

    • We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.

      We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.

    B1

    化学者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    14:00化学者だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • So what happens is you actually have what's referred to as olfactory fatigue.

      So what happens is you actually have what's referred to as olfactory fatigue.

    • So what happens is you actually have what's referred to as olfactory fatigue,

      So what happens is you actually have what's referred to as olfactory fatigue,

    B2

    Why smells make us feel at home ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:15Why smells make us feel at home ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • When we breathe in, receptor cells in the nose detect molecules in the air and send them to olfactory organs in the brain.

      When we breathe in, receptor cells in the nose detect molecules in the air and send them to olfactory organs in the brain.

    • When we breathe in, receptor cells in the nose detect molecules in the air and send them to olfactory organs in the brain.

      When we breathe in, receptor cells in the nose detect molecules in the air and send them to olfactory organs in the brain.

    B1

    Homunculus - Crash Course Psychology #6

    10:24Homunculus - Crash Course Psychology #6
    • These receptors send information to the brain's olfactory bulb, then zips it onto the primary smell cortex and parts of the limbic system responsible for emotion and memory.

      These receptors send information to the brain's olfactory bulb, then zips it onto the primary smell cortex and parts of the limbic system responsible for emotion and memory.

    • These receptors send information to the brain's olfactory bulb, then zips it on to the primary

      These receptors send information to the brain's olfactory bulb, then zips it on to the primary

    B2

    Natural Cures That Actually Work

    08:14Natural Cures That Actually Work
    • It works by the principle of olfactory distraction.

      It works by the principle of olfactory distraction.

    • It works by the principle of olfactory distraction.

      It works by the principle of olfactory distraction.

    B2

    This Is Your Body Over 24 Hours

    05:28This Is Your Body Over 24 Hours
    • pass through your mouth, around the soft palate, into the nasal cavity and to the olfactory

      pass through your mouth, around the soft palate, into the nasal cavity and to the olfactory

    • to the olfactory bulb.

      to the olfactory bulb.

    B1

    Nature’s supercomputer lives on your dog | Ed Yong

    08:25Nature’s supercomputer lives on your dog | Ed Yong
    • But the ones that I think are closest to us and that we think of most often as olfactory champions are dogs.

      But the ones that I think are closest to us and that we think of most often as olfactory champions are dogs.

    • the ones that I think are closest to us and that we think of most often as olfactory champions are dogs.

      the ones that I think are closest to us and that we think of most often as olfactory champions are dogs.

    B1

    The Brain Eating Amoeba Found In Lakes - What You Need To Know

    04:22The Brain Eating Amoeba Found In Lakes -  What You Need To Know
    • When this happens, the amoeba travels through the olfactory nerve, enters the brain, and destroys it.

      When this happens, the amoeba travels through the olfactory nerve, enters the brain, and destroys it.

    • When happens, the amoeba travels through the olfactory nerve, enters the brain, and destroys it.

      When happens, the amoeba travels through the olfactory nerve, enters the brain, and destroys it.

    B1

    Why Studying LESS Makes You Learn Faster (Science-Based)

    08:55Why Studying LESS Makes You Learn Faster (Science-Based)
    • It is true you have a specialized set of neurons in your olfactory bulb that are responsible for smell, as well as a specialized set of neurons in the so-called dentate gyrus of your hippocampus, an area of the brain that's important for memory, in which new neurons appear to be added throughout the lifespan.

      It is true you have a specialized set of neurons in your olfactory bulb that are responsible for smell, as well as a specialized set of neurons in the so-called dentate gyrus of your hippocampus, an area of the brain that's important for memory, in which new neurons appear to be added throughout the lifespan.

    • It is true you have a specialized set of neurons in your olfactory bulb that are responsible for smell,

      It is true you have a specialized set of neurons in your olfactory bulb that are responsible for smell,

    B1

    How Smells Trigger Memories

    03:44How Smells Trigger Memories
    • Once they're detected by receptors in your nose, the signal heads straight to your olfactory bulb, the smell-analyzing region in your brain.

      Once they're detected by receptors in your nose, the signal heads straight to your olfactory bulb, the smell-analyzing region in your brain.

    B1