Although you smelled the distinct odors of a pot of cabbage cooking on the stove when you first entered the kitchen, you now no longer smell these odors after being in the kitchen for thirty minutes due to the process of sensory gating.

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The phenomenon described is known as olfactory adaptation or olfactory fatigue, not sensory gating. Sensory gating refers to the neurological process of filtering out redundant or unnecessary stimuli from all senses, not specifically the diminishing sensitivity to a continuous stimulus in the sense of smell.

Although You Smelled the Distinct Odors of a Pot of Cabbage