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Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, new study suggests

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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color, “refuting the widely held belief that olfaction is our slow sense,” a new study finds. Humans also can discern between various sequences of odors – distinguishing a sequence of “A” bef…

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