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...would not grieve over losing the sense of sight. In the last century, it has totally dominated all the other senses even though it has the least receptors??€”the eye has one-tenth the sense receptors...

Author: By Xiaofei Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions With Paulus Berensohn | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...there are far fewer types of receptors??€”about 1,000—than there are smells in the environment, and scientists have been unsure about the exact way the brain sorts them...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Scientists Listen In as Nose Talks to Brain | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

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