In an Experiment Investigating Whether People Can Train Their Sense

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In an experiment investigating whether people can train their sense of smell, participants were repeatedly exposed to a particular class of odors (floral or minty). As a result of this repeated exposure the participants became more sensitive to the odors and improved their ability to distinguish subtle differences among different scents.

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