olfactory memory

This shows a woman smelling flowers in a garden

·March 8, 2021·5 min read

Why Odors Trigger Powerful Memories

Researchers discovered unique connectivity between the hippocampus and olfactory areas in the brain, a finding which explains why specific odors can trigger powerful memories. The study also reports a loss of sense of smell is associated with depression and a poorer quality of life.

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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals

Study reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.

Image shows the rats sniffing different bowls.

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·October 3, 2016·6 min read

Rats Have Greater Episodic Memory Than Previously Thought

According to a new study, rats can remember more than 30 events in context.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

Sniffing You Out! Witnesses Can Catch Criminals With Smell

Could nose witnesses be just as reliable as eye witnesses when it comes to identifying criminals? A new study suggests they could be.

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·January 14, 2016·5 min read

Independent Working Memory Systems in Animals

A new study confirm that a key aspect of human memory impaired in memory disorders exists in the type of pre-clinical animal models that influence major decisions about drug development.