Question

The _______________________ is the area of the brain that combines taste and smell information.

endopiriform cortex

primary somatosensory cortex

prefrontal cortex

orbital frontal cortex

Answer 1

A...The piriform cortex, or pyriform cortex, is a region in the brain, part of the rhinencephalon situated in the cerebrum. The function of the piriform cortex relates to the sense of smell.

B...The primary somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing somatic sensations. These sensations arise from receptors positioned throughout the body that are responsible for detecting touch, proprioception (i.e. the position of the body in space), nociception (i.e. pain), and temperatur

C....Prefrontal Cortex is a part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobe. It is implicated in a variety of complex behaviors, including planning, and greatly contributes to personality development

D....orbitofrontal cortex is the area of the prefrontal cortex that sits just above the orbits (also known as the eye sockets). It is thus found at the very front of the brain, and has extensive connections with sensory areas as well as limbic system structures involved in emotion and memory

Taste and smell information appear to converge in several central brain regions. There are also neurons in the inferior frontal lobe that respond selectively to specific taste and smell combinations. Taste sense itself is rather crude, distinguishing only five basic taste qualities.

option C is correct....prefrontal cortex...frontal lobe is transfers the information .