The Palm Springs stadium was once the spring training site of the Major League Baseball California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) of the American League from 1961 to 1993.
These cells transmit messages to the brain, where specific smells or tastes are identified. 1  Olfactory (smell nerve) cells are stimulated by the odors around usthe fragrance from a rose, the smell of bread baking. 2  Gustatory (taste nerve) cells are clustered in the taste buds of the mouth and throat.
Smell and Sound Converge in a Little-Known Part of the Brain. Recent NIDCD-sponsored research shows that cells in a part of the brain called the olfactory tubercle not only discriminate odors â they also respond to sound. Scientists found that 65 percent of tubercle cells were activated by at least one of five odors.