Smell: A Very Short Introduction Balkon Norman Mommens

Norman Mommens

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” —Thenjiwe McHarris

our sensitivity to our environment and experience

artists and citizens will act upon these questions within the frame of today’s worldwide call for decolonization and Indigenization

Smell: A Very Short Introduction Balkon Norman MommensOur 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