Mini Episode: Neuroscience of Smell

Covid-19 has had wild effects on our sense of smell and taste... and for some, it completely blocked those senses altogether.

So... how do we smell?

Or equally important, why do we smell?

What's going on in the brain that allows us to turn molecules from the air into a recognizable scent, that can even trigger memories?

Learn the answers (and more next month) on this month's mini-episode!

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REFERENCES

Understanding Smell—The olfactory stimulus problem -- Benjamin Auffartha

When the Sense of Smell Meets Emotion: Anxiety-StateDependent Olfactory Processing and Neural Circuitry Adaptation -- Elizabeth A. Krusemark, Lucas R. Novak, Darren R. Gitelman, and Wen Li

What a Smell Looks Like -- Nsikan Akpan Smell and Taste Disorders in COVID-19: From pathogenesis to clinical features and outcomes -- Andrea Mastrangelo, Matteo Bonato, Paola Cinque

The Sweet Smell of Success -- Dennis, C