The reason that certain odors can initiate behavioral and emotional reactions is because

A. there are widespread olfactory associations within the hypothalamus and limbic system.
B. the sense of olfaction occurs immediately at the olfactory epithelium.
C. olfactory sensations are interpreted at the prefrontal cortex.
D. the olfactory pathway is connected directly to the occipital lobe.
E. the olfactory pathway is connected directly to the medulla oblongata.


Answer: A

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