
Main afferent areas processing olfactory information in the rodent brain. Nonvolatile stimuli are processed predominantly via the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB), volatile stimuli via the main olfactory bulb (MOB). BAOT, bed nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract; Pir, piriform cortex; MeA, medial nucleus of the amygdala; CoA, cortical nucleus of the amygdala; BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; MPOA, medial preoptic area. Modified after Cooke et al. (1998).










