Yet everyone is directly affected by the scents around them.

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  Because the sense of smell is so primal, Mandy Aftel says it is only natural that odors play such a central role in our appreciation of  "comfort foods."

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When talking about scents, Aftel believes it is helpful to think in terms of categories. To assist with that, she has developed this graduated wheel of comparative smells.

  

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