Sarafoleanu C, Mella C, Georgescu M, Perederco C
"Sfanta Maria" Clinical Hospital, ENT - HNS Department, 37-39, Ion Mihalache Bvd., District 1, Bucharest, Romania.
J Med Life. 2009 Apr-Jun;2(2):196-8.
Not long ago it was believed that the human olfactory sense had a low importance, a vision which turned into the exploration of the environment. Recent studies have shown that, despite the weak representation of the olfactory receptor common in other species too, the cortical areas of integration of the olfactory sensations are very large and have important interconnections with memory, language, and neuro-vegetative areas. In humans, olfaction has a small contribution in identifying objects or other people, but plays an important social and emotional part. People learn to love or to hate certain foods or objects only by appreciating their odor and this proved to be a very important economic factor. The most significant role of olfactory signals in humans appears to be the modulation of their behavior and interpersonal relationships, of their affiliation to certain groups or social classes, having a major influence in their tastes and personality. signal that will be sent to the specialized areas in their tastes and personality.
不久前，人们认为人类的嗅觉不太重要，这种观点转变为对环境的探索。最近的研究表明，尽管嗅觉感受器的表现较弱，这在其他物种中也很常见，但嗅觉感觉整合的皮质区域非常大，并且与记忆、语言和神经植物区域有重要的相互联系。在人类中，嗅觉在识别物体或其他人方面贡献较小，但在社交和情感方面起着重要作用。人们仅仅通过感知某些食物或物体的气味就学会了喜欢或讨厌它们，这被证明是一个非常重要的经济因素。嗅觉信号在人类中最显著的作用似乎是调节他们的行为和人际关系，调节他们对某些群体或社会阶层的归属感，对他们的品味和个性有重大影响。这种信号会被发送到他们品味和个性的专门区域。
