The results of the study on neural coding for odors by Malnic et al. (1999) indicated that:
A) each different odorant stimulated only one olfactory receptor neuron.
B) a particular olfactory receptor neuron responded to only one chemical family of odorants.
C) the pattern of olfactory receptor neuron responses determines how an odorant smells.
D) the pattern of olfactory receptor neuron responses did not differ enough across odorants to account for differences in how odorants smelled.

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The study by Malnic et al. (1999) showed that the perception of odors is determined by the pattern of responses from multiple olfactory receptor neurons, indicating that a combinatorial code is used for odor identification.

The Results of the Study on Neural Coding for Odors