All of the following are true of olfactory pathways except

A) they project first to the mammillary bodies and then to the thalamus.
B) the first synapse is in the olfactory bulb.
C) information flows to the olfactory cortex, hypothalamus, and limbic system.
D) they reach the forebrain without first synapsing in the thalamus.
E) they exhibit a considerable amount of convergence.


Answer: A

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