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Indeed I was. E.g. check this figure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/pone.0162918.g011/?report=objectonly https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.

by est31 6y ago

Indeed I was. E.g. check this figure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053491/figure/pone.0162918.g011/?report=objectonly 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 6y 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.