Prepyriform area (orprepiriform cortex) is a portion of therhinencephalon consisting ofpaleocortex.

Some sources state that it is part of theprimary olfactory cortex.^[1]Prepyriform Cortex along with Pyriform cortex And Cortical portion of amygdaloid nuclei constitute lateral olfactory area which send signal to almost all portion oflimbic system such as hippocampus, which seem to be most important area for learning to like and dislike foods depending upon one's experience with them.

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