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olfaction

[ ol-fak-shuhn, ohl- ]

noun

  1. the act of smelling.
  2. the sense of smell.


olfaction

/ ɒˈæʃə /

noun

  1. the sense of smell
  2. the act or function of smelling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of olfaction1

1840–50; < Latin olfact ( us ) past participle of olfacere to smell ( olfactory ) + -ion
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That’s because investigating how olfaction works at the level of individual neurons required a delicate process allowed for recording of single neuron activity.

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Some research suggests that “olfactory training” — practicing to improve your olfaction, or sense of smell — can actually improve your cognitive abilities.

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The interdisciplinary group of experts in olfaction, psychology, ecology, public health, atmospheric science and other fields are based at institutions in the U.S., the U.K.,

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The highly publicized event caught the attention of the weekly British magazine New Scientist, which points out in its latest issue that olfaction bypasses reason.

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Ray is also the founder of another startup, Sensorygen, which works on the computational neurobiology of olfaction and taste.

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