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Smell: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Cobb, Matthew is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Smell: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) about?
Our sense of smell - or olfaction as it is technically known - is our most enigmatic sense. It can conjure up memories, taking us back to very specific places and emotions, whilst powerful smells can induce strong feelings of hunger or nausea. In the animal kingdom smell can be used to find food, a mate, or a home; to sense danger; and to send and receive complex messages with other members of a species. Yet despite its fundamental importance in our mental life and in the existence of all animal
Who reads Smell: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Cobb, Matthew
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780192559012
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Medical, Neuroscience
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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