嗅觉属人类的第五感觉,但长期以来在人们的认识中处于无足轻重的地位。可是近年来,研究者们发现,嗅觉可能是人体最重要的感觉,也是最神奇、捉摸不定的感觉。1978年10月,一个阴雨的傍晚,英国芝加哥市街头,33岁的数学家大卫·格里芬走出一家土耳其餐厅时,不幸被一辆运货卡车撞倒。他的头颅骨受了伤,被送进医院急救。8天以后,格里芬康复了。奇怪的是,在医院里 Smell is the fifth human feeling, but it has long been an insignificant part of people’s awareness. But in recent years, researchers have found that the sense of smell may be the most important feeling of the human body, but also the most magical, unpredictable feeling. In October 1978, on a rainy evening, the 33-year-old mathematician David Griffin, on the streets of Chicago, England, was unfortunately knocked down by a truck when he stepped out of a Turkish restaurant. His skull was injured and was taken to hospital for first aid. Eight days later, Griffin recovered. Strangely, in the hospital