Poor Human Olfaction is a 19th Century Myth

Excellent review by John McGann in Science on the human sense of smell titled “Poor Human
Olfaction is a 19th Century Myth.”; It summarizes the history of the idea that humans have a poor
sense of smell compared to other animals and reviews the compelling neurobiological and sensory evidence that human smell is actually excellent and impactful.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6338/eaam7263

Dutch media coverage of the paper can be found here:

http://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/de-mens- heeft-helemaal- niet-zo- n-slechte- neus-als- wordt-gedacht~a4494053/

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/05/12/snuffelende-mens- is-echte- reuk-kampioen- 8842895-a155836