“Humans are better equipped for sight than for smell. We process visual input ten times faster than olfactory.” — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“tactile than olfactory—but I could discern nothing else about it.” — Rachel Hartman Copy Share Image
Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the stimulus that took a primitive fish… — Lyall Watson Copy Share Image
“I want to mass produce wretchedness. An unsatisfactory factory. Then I want to produce cologne and stench—at different ends of the production… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Scientists still know very little about how the olfactory cortex in the brain converts impulses from receptors into conscious senses of smell.… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“Humans are better equipped for sight than for smell. We process visual input ten times faster than olfactory. Visual and cognitive cues… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The fragrance of white tea is the feeling of existing in the mists that float over waters; the scent of peony is… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“Our hundreds of useless olfactory genes are left over from mammal ancestors who relied more heavily on the sense of smell to… — Neil Shubin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a scent is more evocative than a photo or an image. It is a primer for the deflagration of sensation, emotions,… — Profumum Roma Copy Share Image
“The spiraling flights of moths appear haphazard only because of the mechanisms of olfactory tracking are so different from our own. Using… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“This system can indicate that this mouse is John Smith. How does it also tell that he’s your never-before-encountered brother? The closer… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Sound waves, regardless of their frequency or intensity, can only be detected by the Mole Fly’s acute sense of smell—it is a… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
