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The #discovery explains how our bodies sense the #environment and why certain #chemicals can trick our nerves into feeling a frostiness that isn't actually there.

👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/that-minty-fresh-feeling-scientists-now-know-how-our-bodies-feel-cold/

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That minty-fresh feeling? Scientists now know how our bodies feel cold

Scientists have finally pinned down the mechanism behind cold- and menthol-sensing proteins

Scientific American