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Sniffing out danger: Rutgers scientists say fearful memories can trigger heightened sense of smell
December 16, 2013 by NewsBot
Most people - including scientists - assumed we couldn't just sniff out danger.It was thought that we become afraid of an odor - such as leaking gas - only after information about a scary scent is processed by our brain.
