Our ears are known for their ability to detect fine temporal features of sound. But what about our sense of smell? Yuli Wu and colleagues have discovered that humans can discriminate between odour sequences with an impressive temporal precision of 120 ms, which reveals an unprecedented temporal sensitivity in human olfaction.

中文翻译：

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嗅觉中的时间很重要


我们的耳朵以其能够检测声音的精细时间特征而闻名。但是我们的嗅觉呢？Yuli Wu 和同事发现，人类可以以令人印象深刻的 120 毫秒的时间精度区分气味序列，这揭示了人类嗅觉前所未有的时间敏感性。