olfactory tubercle

olfactory tubercle
olfactory tubercle n a small area of gray matter behind the olfactory trigone that is noted for receiving dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra and the reticular formation which have been implicated in schizoaffective disorders.

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tuberculum olfactorium.

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