Broca's Olfactory Field

Broca's olfactory field is an area of ​​the cerebral cortex that is responsible for processing information related to smell. It is located in the upper part of the temporal lobe of the brain and is shaped like a butterfly.

This area was discovered by the French anthropologist Paul Broca in 1861. He noticed that patients with damage to this area have problems with speech, but at the same time retain the ability to perceive smells. This discovery provided one of the first evidence that the cerebral cortex plays an important role in information processing.

It is now known that Broca's olfactory area is involved in the processing of odor-related information and is one of the key components of the olfactory system. It also plays an important role in speech formation and language understanding.

Additionally, Broca's olfactory area is connected to other areas of the cerebral cortex such as the parietal lobe, frontal lobe, and temporal lobe. This allows it to interact with other body systems such as vision, hearing and taste.

Thus, the olfactory field is an important element of our cognitive and behavioral lives, and damage to it can have serious consequences for our health and well-being.



Brocq, Pierre Paul (Brocq., 1794 – 1875) - French anthropologist, one of the founders of scientific paleontology and biostratigraphy. The English anatomist A. Todd called him “the French Gregory.” Placed in the history of humans the primate-like genus Phoridactyloidea, originally described by the Belgian zoologist C. de Broca (1837-1904). During Broca's life, his books "Traces of Antiquity or Travel in Time" ("Les reliques de l'ant") were very popular