Our Sense of Smell

Behind the scent

How do we smell scent? Well the smell of something goes up our nose, it transformed into nerve signals and sent up to our brain for a response.

The olefactory system.
How does it work?
First, the substance particles travel up the nasal cantry to the olefactory neurons. These are then transformed into the olefactory bub and into the limbic system of the brain.

Many of our perceptions of scent, for example of an apple come from the synthetic idea or concepts.