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Humans love me as a pet. I am well- known for my sniffing capabilities. |
| Answer» <html><body><p><strong>Answer:</strong></p><p>SUBSCRIBE</p><p>MIND</p><p>The Sense of Smell in Humans is More Powerful Than We Think</p><p>From identifying threats, to family, to potential mates — the nose knows.</p><p>By <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/marta-2170688" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MARTA">MARTA</a> ZaraskaOctober 11, 2017 10:30 AM</p><p>Smell Scent - Shutterstock</p><p>(Credit: Evannovostro/Shutterstock)</p><p>Newsletter</p><p>Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news</p><p></p><p>Sign up for the Newsletter</p><p>EMAIL ADDRESS</p><p>SIGN UP</p><p>Imagine walking into a meeting room. You shake hands with colleagues, then everyone sits down. Within seconds they all start <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sniffing-19523" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SNIFFING">SNIFFING</a> their palms, picking up clues about you from the chemical traces left over from the handshakes.</p><p></p><p>Sniffing palms after a handshake, usually within 30 seconds of the interaction, would likely help people learn about someone’s <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/health-1016582" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HEALTH">HEALTH</a> and genetic compatibility, according to a 2015 study by researchers in Israel. Sniffing can also offer information on people’s emotional state, such as if they are happy, sad or fearful. The smeller gleans these emotions subconsciously, of course.</p><p></p><p>For decades, scientists believed humans were not very good at detecting and identifying odors. Our animal ancestors used their <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/noses-1124776" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NOSES">NOSES</a> way more than we do in modern society, says <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/jessica-524852" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about JESSICA">JESSICA</a> Freiherr, a neuroscientist at RWTH Aachen University, in Germany, and the author of several studies on the human sense of smell. “We are disconnected from our noses,” she says. “We need them much less in everyday life. And our vision overrides the sense of smell in a lot of situations</p></body></html> | |