top | item 23648804 (no title) din-9 | 5 years ago They were referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle I assume. discuss order hn newest est31|5 years ago Indeed I was. E.g. check this figure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/...One nostril has basically no pressure changes while the other one does. How can you smell that way in stereo? jessaustin|5 years ago Presumably breathing has no effect on the diffusion of odors from far away to the immediate vicinity of the nostrils. So, diffusion can also take odors from the temporarily-inactive nostril deeper into the sinus. gridspy|5 years ago Interesting, thanks for educating me :)
est31|5 years ago Indeed I was. E.g. check this figure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/...One nostril has basically no pressure changes while the other one does. How can you smell that way in stereo? jessaustin|5 years ago Presumably breathing has no effect on the diffusion of odors from far away to the immediate vicinity of the nostrils. So, diffusion can also take odors from the temporarily-inactive nostril deeper into the sinus.
jessaustin|5 years ago Presumably breathing has no effect on the diffusion of odors from far away to the immediate vicinity of the nostrils. So, diffusion can also take odors from the temporarily-inactive nostril deeper into the sinus.
est31|5 years ago
One nostril has basically no pressure changes while the other one does. How can you smell that way in stereo?
jessaustin|5 years ago
gridspy|5 years ago