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Animal neuroaudiologist Pete Scheifele joins us to answer some burning questions from SciFri listener Paul: Why can dogs and cats hear a wider range of frequencies than we do? Is it in their ears, their brains? And what would life be like if you had dog ears or cat ears?
And, scientists have created the first “smell map” of the nose using a mouse model. Host Flora Lichtman talks with neurobiologist Bob Datta about this latest research, and what it tells us about our own sense of smell.
Further Reading
- How Sharks’ Amazing Seven Senses Actually Work
- An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
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Segment Guests
Pete Scheifele
Dr. Pete Scheifele is a neuroaudiologist at the University of Cincinnati and executive director of the FETCHLAB, an animal audiology clinic and lab.
Bob Datta
Dr. Bob Datta is a neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School.
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