The Nose Know Smell Studies Rewrite Sense of Smell Facts
A feature on new research into human odor perception explains how smell works, how labeling boosts identification, and why women are more aware of odor environments. It notes that many with loss of smell also lose flavor, outlines chemosensory clinics at Farmington and Penn, and details how odor memories persist and affect diagnosis.
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Jane E. Brody
New York Times
York
Plato
Linnaeus
Yale University
William S. Cain
Yale
Cain
University of Connecticut At
Farmington
University of Pennsylvania
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders
Linda Bartoshuk
Farmington Clinic
Bartoshuk
Odor perception shaped by culture age experience
Cain explains odors are learned rather than inborn, with preferences varying by group and culture. Children’s hedonic responses widen with age, elderly lose sensitivity, and repeated exposure can dull even strong scents, illustrating a drift toward hedonic neutrality. Studs Terkel is quoted on adaptation in a rendering plant.
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Cain
Studs Terkel
Employment Technologists in High Demand for 1980s
A national study led by Seymour L. Wolfbein outlines strong 1980s prospects for workers who can design, test, operate and repair advanced technology. Engineers, technicians, programmers, health care staff and clerical workers all show growing opportunities, with emphasis on reading writing and math skills.
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Temple University
Seymour L. Wolfbein
Wolfbein
America
U.S. Department of Labor
Temple
U.S. Navy
U.S
Salt shaker science cited in health beat
NSW researchers claim smaller holes in salt cellars curb intake and moving the shaker farther away reduces use. A study of 1900 adults suggests a single tiny hole can cut salt without increasing shaking, though limits exist before user frustration.
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New South Wales
S$arasota
Fla
The
University
Nature
Kangaroo Land
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