RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/115911781778685007
🌊 Did you know your nose can detect some scents at concentrations as low as one drop in 20 Olympic pools? Under controlled conditions, humans perceive certain odorants in parts per trillion ranges, making our olfactory abilities remarkably precise instruments for molecular detection.
✍️ The full article in the original post traces how these detection powers connect to memory pathways that bypass usual brain processing routes.
