Name: BrainStuff: Why Do You Stop Noticing Smells After A While?
Uploaded: 2018-06-16T01:37:10+00:00
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Description: Our brains lie to us. Not maliciously – they think they’re helping. Which is why smells seem to disappear: It’s olfactory adaptation. How it happens is complicated, but Lauren breaks it down.

6 years ago

Our brains lie to us. Not maliciously – they think they’re helping. Which is why smells seem to disappear: It’s olfactory adaptation. How it happens is complicated, but Lauren breaks it down.

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