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Olfactory thresholds-measured by startles and/or disturbances of respiration-were established in newborn infants. In regular sleep, the threshold was substantially higher than it was in irregular, or REM, sleep. This result illustrates the role of state in studies of infants.
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Murray, B., Campbell, D. Differences between olfactory thresholds in two sleep states in the newborn infant. Psychon Sci 18, 313–314 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332371
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