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Smellosophy What the Nose Tells the Mind

A. S. Barwich

A pioneering exploration of olfaction that upsets settled notions of how the brain translates sensory information. Decades of cognition research have shown that external stimuli “spark” neural patterns in particular regions of the brain. This has fostered a view of the brain as a space that we can...

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A.S. Bar was mentioned as the author of the book "Smellosophy," which was cited when explaining how beer experts use extensive descriptors for flavors.

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which explains in her book, Smellosophy, that beer experts have lots of descriptors for bitter flavors which they prize while wine drinkers who consider bitterness a sign of a failed wine have few.

— Episode: The Sunday Read: 'The Forgotten Sense'

Episode: The Sunday Read: 'The Forgotten Sense'

A.S. Bar was mentioned as the author of the book "Smellosophy," which was cited when explaining how beer experts use extensive descriptors for flavors.

"

which explains in her book, Smellosophy, that beer experts have lots of descriptors for bitter flavors which they prize while wine drinkers who consider bitterness a sign of a failed wine have few.

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