# Irritating smells alert special cells, NIH-funded study finds

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/irritating-smells-alert-special-cells-nih-funded-study-finds/9682>\
**Category:** Studies & Abstracts\
**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/irritating-smells-alert-special-cells-nih-funded-study-finds/9682 "2008-03-04T20:17:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/irritating-smells-alert-special-cells-nih-funded-study-finds/9682/1 "2008-03-04T20:17:22Z")

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“…the way we perceive a stimulus depends on the nerve or sensory system that conveys it rather than the physical nature of the stimulus itself.”

[Irritating smells alert special cells, NIH-funded study finds](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/niod-isa030308.php)

James V. Kohl