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Chemosensitivity and behavior

Submitted by Sarah Tabi on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 12:08pm.
If humans in general have exactly the same chemoreceptors and if chemoreceptors influence our behavior, then what aspect of that concept makes us different. Theoretically, our bodies have the same reflexes to external stimuli (i.e. if something is hot, we pull away), so how does that connect to our behavior being unique. Does chemosensitivity contribute to each human's individuality at all?

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