From Lyall Watson comes Jacobson’s Organ, a marvellous read. The organ in
question is the vomeronasal organ, high in the nose. Until recently, it has been
considered unimportant, even non-existent. Yet it apparently plays a major role
in the sense of smell. In writing about this most neglected sense, Watson
blithely takes in navigation, human bonding, sex and memory. A constantly
entertaining and idiosyncratic book. Published by Allen Lane/Penguin Press,
£12.99, ISBN 0713993472.
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