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23: Olfaction and Gustation

Introduces smell and taste, distinguishing an odorant from the resulting sensation. The inspected opening follows olfactory receptors to bulb/cortical projections, discusses a scent-tracking experiment and connects smell with flavour.

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Adds sensory mechanisms to the hunger/reward guide, allowing food-related cues to be considered separately from appetite, access and actual consumption.

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Editorial judgement from the inspected opening: assumes basic neuron and sensory-system vocabulary; the speaker explains the olfactory structures but compares them with earlier sensory lectures.
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