A hidden map in your nose could explain how smell works

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Smell shapes how we experience the world every day. It helps us detect hazards, adds depth to flavor, and connects strongly to memory and emotion. Despite its importance, scientists have struggled to fully understand how this sense works at a biological level.

"Olfaction is super-mysterious," said Sandeep (Robert) Datta, professor of neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School. Compared with vision, hearing, and touch, the basic biology o...

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