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Humans without a sense of smell breathe differently


Humans use their nose to both smell and to breath, and respiratory patterns are known to be impacted by odors. Here, the authors applied a wearable respiratory logger to people without a sense of smell, and found that they breath differently. They suggest that this altered breathing may affect health, emotion and cognition.

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