Smell of rotten fish detected faster than roses
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 16:21
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Roses may smell better than rotten fish but the brain detects the latter faster and more accurately. This is according to a study published earlier this year in Biological Psychology by Johannes Frasnelli, a postdoctoral researcher at the Universite de Montreal Department of Psychology, along with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania.