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The Smell Report
The Smell ReportAn overview of facts and findingsKate FoxDirectorSocial Issues Research CentreThe human sense of smellAlthough the human sense of Smell is feeble compared to that ofmany animals, it is still very acute. We can recognise thousandsof different smells, and we are able to detect odours even ininfinitesimal smelling function is carried out by two small odour-detecting patches - made up of about five or six millionyellowish cells - high up in the nasal comparison, a rabbit has 100 million of these olfactoryreceptors, and a dog 220 million. Humans are nonethelesscapable of detecting certain substances in dilutions of less thanone part in several billion parts of air.
pleasant fragrances may be enough to make us a bit more cheerful, but the actual smell can have dramatic effects in improving our mood and sense of well-being.
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