Do the blind have a more acute sense of smell?

Monday, April 26, 2010 - 14:32 in Psychology & Sociology

An ongoing study has debunked the myth that the blind have a more acute sense of smell than the sighted. Vision loss simply makes blind people pay more attention to how they perceive smells.

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