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As you might expect, the most pronounced changes can be seen in the olfactory bulb itself – but many other regions shrink alongside it, including the orbitofrontal cortex and the hippocampus.

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One of the most striking results was that the pupil fluctuations occurred even in individuals born without an olfactory bulb, a brain structure typically associated with nasal breathing.

The olfactory bulb, responsible for processing scent information, is proportionally larger in many mammals compared to other animals, reflecting the importance of olfactory cues in their daily lives.