Articles tagged Smell: 3

• The Smell of the Holidays

  Posted 12/20/2012 by Nicole Garneau | Comments
  
  It’s that time again, the holidays. For me, like many, it’s a time for nostalgia; mulling spices in the kettle on the wood stove in Maine, filling the house I grew up in with aromas of cinnamon and clove… decorating our freshly cut pine tree with peppermint candy canes… and my Grandmother’s kitchen …
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  • Christmas
  • Holidays
  • Holiday
  • Memory
  • Neuroscience

• Yo Pearls of Olfaction Wisdom for Earl and Wim

  Posted 10/20/2011 by Nicole Garneau | Comments
  Earl and Wim write "Is there an easy to understand schematic/diagram of how the brain processes scent/odor and what signals are involved? And when the brain stops perceiving odors (bad or good), what's happening?" Dear Earl and Wim, Smell is complex and fascinating, and I've been getting …
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• Yo Pearls of Olfaction Wisdom for James

  Posted 10/20/2011 by Nicole Garneau | Comments
  I was recently at a beer tasting event at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, whereupon someone remarked that a particular ale had an aroma that smelled distinctly of melon. Now I've heard, especially in wine, how particular varietals can give off odors of pepper, leather, graphite, or …
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  • Health Sciences

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  • Taste
  • Smell

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