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There might be an advantage to separating scent information from each nostril, a new study hints.

The Atlantic Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Phenomenon That They Can’t Explain “Scientists are meant to know what’s going on, but in this particular case, we are deeply confused.” 1:00 PM ET Share Carl Schoonover and Andrew Fink are confused. As neuroscientists, they know that the brain must be flexible but not too flexible. It must rewire itself in the face of new experiences, but must also consistently represent the features of the external world. How? The relatively simple explan...