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Showing posts with label smell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smell. Show all posts

Monday, July 14, 2008

What The Nose Knows

What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert is a fascinating and enlightening book on sense of smell. A definite nose-opener. A must-read.

Useful links:
www.whatthenoseknows.com
www.monell.org

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Why We Recognise The Smell Of A Scent

(via ANI) Here is an interesting study by researchers on 'dynamic connectivity', which explains why, when we notice a scent, the brain quickly sorts through input and determines exactly what that smell is + other viewpoints @ http://in.news.yahoo.com/071217/139/6oinl.html

I see intriguing parallels between the smell of scent and colored stone/diamond grading + wine/tea/coffee/chocolate tasting.