sense of smell
Also known as olfactory perception, olfaction, olfactics, smell
sense that detects odors
AI overview
Your sense of smell is the ability to detect odors in the air around you. It matters because it helps you enjoy flavors in food, avoid dangerous substances, and navigate your environment safely.
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Research
30,525 papers- Reduced Sense of Smell in Patients with Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis and its Implications for Diagnosis and Management: A Narrative Review.Advances in therapy · 2024
- Effects of COVID-19 on Sense of Smell: Human Factors/Ergonomics Considerations.Human factors · 2023
- Intranasal insulin's effects on the sense of smell.Rhinology · 2023
- Mepolizumab improves sense of smell in severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: SYNAPSE.Rhinology · 2024
- What do brain oscillations tell about the human sense of smell?Journal of neuroscience research · 2024
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The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.
In humans, it occurs when an odor binds to a receptor within the nasal cavity, transmitting a signal through the olfactory system. Glomeruli aggregate signals from these receptors and transmit them to the olfactory bulb, where the sensory input will start to interact with parts of the brain responsible for smell identification, memory, and emotion.