Olfactory transduction occurs at _____.

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Olfactory transduction, the process by which odorants are transformed into neural signals, occurs in the olfactory receptor neurons located in the nasal epithelium. Choice B (the amygdala) is not involved in the initial process of transduction, but rather in the processing and interpretation of olfactory information once it has been transmitted from the olfactory receptor neurons. Choices C and D (the papillae and foliate) are involved in taste perception, not olfactory transduction.

Olfactory Transduction Occurs at _____