Accessory olfactory bulb

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The forebrain region that coordinates sensory signaling arising from the vomeronasal organ; it is located on the dorsal-posterior portion of the main olfactory bulb, and the axons that leave the accessory olfactory bulb project to targets in the amygdala and hypothalamus
Aliases
  • Accessory (vomeronasal) bulb
  • Accessory olfactory formation
  • Olfactory bulb accessory nucleus