olfactory brain

Definitions of olfactory brain
  1. noun
    a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
    synonyms: rhinencephalon
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    type of:
    center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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