Your brain can perceive subtle odor changes in a single sniff

Odors separated by as little as 60 milliseconds were discernible

a nose with two odors going in

Humans can perceive odor changes in as little 60 milliseconds, roughly similar to the time it takes the brain to perceive changes in color.

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Human sniffs last between one and three seconds.