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[VIDEO] - Brain Evolution—The Sweet Smell of Success

A good sense of smell may have contributed to the development of certain kinds of social functions in Homo sapiens, according to a new study. Scientists used 3D modeling to reconstruct modern human and Neanderthal brains and discovered that the olfactory areas, which govern smell, are larger in humans. Their models also show that humans have larger temporal lobes, regions related to social behavior. Future studies will explore the possibility of a connection between the olfactory and temporal regions of the brain and the evolution of sophisticated social behavior in humans.

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NCBI ROFL: Women can identify men with gonorrhea by their smell. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

NCBI ROFL: Women can identify men with gonorrhea by their smell. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
NCBI ROFL | Scent Recognition of Infected Status in Humans.Introduction. There is a body of experimental evidence that mice and rats use chemical signals to avoid sexual...
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Some Personality Traits Affect How You Smell

Some Personality Traits Affect How You Smell | Science News | Scoop.it
Getting to know someone usually requires at least a little conversation. But a new study suggests you can get a hint of an individual's personality through his or her scent alone.
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Follow your nose: Compared to Neanderthals, modern humans have a better sense of smell

Follow your nose: Compared to Neanderthals, modern humans have a better sense of smell | Science News | Scoop.it
High-tech medical imaging techniques were recently used to access internal structures of fossil human skulls.
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World Science Festival: Scents and Sensibilities, or How Smell Works

From pheromones to disease detection via smell, or what your nose has to do with the neurochemistry of nostalgia.
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