Olfactory Glomeruli (IMAGE) Stowers Institute for Medical Research Caption Glomeruli in the olfactory bulb (shown in green), the first waystation for incoming olfactory signals, play an important role in the processing and identification of smells. Credit Courtesy of Limei Ma, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Usage Restrictions Solely to illustrate articles and news stories describing the presented research. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.