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The (Shocked) Nose Knows Friday, March 28, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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Although they're staples of popular culture, Pavlov's dogs have nothing on the human nose. Scientists have shown for the first time that people can quickly learn to distinguish between almost identical smells if one of the odors nets them a nasty shock. The result raises new questions about how emotional experiences affect our sense of smell and the role they play in sensory and anxiety disorders. (source: sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
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