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Can You Train Your Nose to Ignore a Scent You Hate?
Alfonso, a music producer in Tel Aviv, loves his new office except for one thing: the building pumps an artificial fragrance he can't stand through every space, including his private office. He's signed on for a year, has high sensory sensitivity, and wants to know: will he get used to this? The answer involves a fascinating neurobiological process called olfactory habituation—where your receptor neurons physically stop firing at the same rate when exposed to a constant stimulus. But as we explore, the emotional component (smell goes straight to your amygdala) and individual sensitivity…
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