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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Croy I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3310072 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20120321 3
The olfactory system provides numerous functions to humans, influencing ingestive behavior, awareness of environmental hazards and social communication. Approximately 1/5 of the general population exhibit an impaired sense of smell. However, in contrast to the many affected, only few patients complain of their impairment. So how important is it for humans to have an intact sense of smell? Or is it even dispensable, at least in the Western world? To investigate this, we compared 32 patients, who ...[more]