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area

The size of a surface. It is measured in square units, usually square inches (in2), square yards (yd2), or square miles (mi2). Surface area is the area of the outer surface of a solid.

The areas of geometrical plane shapes with straight edges are determined using the area of a rectangle. Integration may be used to determine the area of shapes enclosed by curves.
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Data from the first 129 individuals show that the more trouble a person had identifying smells accurately, the greater the number of tangles that showed up in the brain's olfactory area.
Restoring scents: faulty sniffers may get help by Raloff, Janet / Science News
As in other animals, their chemically sensitive nerve endings connect to a special part of the brain called the olfactory area.
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The olfactory area, where smells are processed, lies close to the emotional centre of the brain.
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