Double Detection: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Study on Olfactory Nerve Cells Shows Why We Smell Better When We Sniff

(PHILADELPHIA) – Unlike most of our sensory systems that detect only one type of stimuli, our sense of smell works double duty, detecting both chemical and mechanical stimuli to improve how we smell, according to University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of Nature Neuroscience. >>> Discuss This Story

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