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The Special Connection Between Smell and Memory
FromShort Wave
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Nov 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why can a smell trigger such a powerful memory? Biological anthropologist Kara Hoover explains what's going on in the brain when we smell, how smell interacts with taste, and why our sense of smell is heightened in the winter. (Encore episode.) Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org. AND consider supporting Short Wave, by supporting your local NPR station here.
Released:
Nov 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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