Odour: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	odour • aroma • scent

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Olfaction (sense of smell)

Diagram showing how humans detect flavor through chemoreception, with labeled sections illustrating odor detection in the nasal cavity, taste detection on the tongue, and how both signals are integrated in the brain.

Investigating dogs' remarkable sense of smell

The contribution of the Maillard reaction to the smell of bacon

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