You can smell the fragrance of your deodorant when you just put it on, but after a little while the smell fades. What explains this phenomenon?

A. The phasic nature of olfaction
B. The tonic nature of olfaction
C. The fast adaptation of the olfactory cortex to the smell of your deodorant
D. The projection pathway of olfaction
E. The sensory projection of olfaction


Answer: A

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