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==Function==

==Function==

The function of the vomeronasal organ is carried out by the sensory chemoreceptors. They can detect specific chemical compounds, including pheromones (although pheromones can also be detected by the normal olfactory pathway). As the information that is picked up by the vomeronasal organ is sent to the accessory olfactory bulb and then the hypothalamus, as opposed to the olfactory bulb and then the cerebral cortex, this may explain why some specific chemical compounds within scents may induce aggressive or mating behaviour.

The function of the vomeronasal organ is carried out by the sensory chemoreceptors. They can detect specific chemical compounds, including pheromones (although pheromones can also be detected by the normal olfactory pathway). As the information that is picked up by the vomeronasal organ is sent to the accessory olfactory bulb and then the hypothalamus, as opposed to the olfactory bulb and then the cerebral cortex, this may explain why some specific chemical compounds within scents may induce aggressive or mating behaviour. It can also be used in kin recognition (e.g. lambs by their dam)