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Scientists discover the brain's hidden timer for smell
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Neuroscientists have identified a hidden rhythm in the human olfactory bulb that synchronizes with sniffing to process odors. This discovery explains how humans can smell quickly despite taking long, slow breaths compared to the rapid sniffing of other mammals.
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Advances the fundamental understanding of human sensory processing and neurobiology.
Researchers have found that the human olfactory bulb – the first part of the brain to handle smell – produces its own steady rhythm each time a person sniffs.
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