Many people are familiar with the concept of the five senses — sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Developing your five senses can enrich your experiences, improve your mental well-being and allow ...

The sense of smell is highly influenced by the cues from other senses, while the sense of sight and hearing are affected to a much lesser extent, shows a new study in Journal of Neuroscience. A ...

Forced to sacrifice all but two items from a list, more than half of 16- to 22-year-olds surveyed in a 2011 poll would sooner give up their sense of smell than technology such as their phone or laptop ...

Creativity is a whole-person activity. Of course, brain involvement is primary; but so is the involvement of our senses. Picture Cezanne staring at his mountain, really seeing. Or a deaf Beethoven ...

People who lack a sense of smell have enhanced social insecurities. March 22, 2012— -- Rebecca Cagle has heard that the smell of coffee can calm people in uncomfortable settings. But she has no ...

Not having — or losing — your sense of smell may be linked to changes in breathing that could lead to depression, social isolation or other mental and physical health problems, a new study suggests.

For millions of people, losing their sense of smell quietly reshapes daily life. Meals lose nuance, familiar places feel ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. The five physical senses (taste, sight, smell, touch, and sound) help us ...