You wouldn't microwave fish around your worst enemy—the smell lingers both in kitchen and memory. It is one few of us like, ...

Phantosmia is a smell disorder that is sometimes linked to neurological conditions like stroke A doctor explains the ...

Olfactory concept cells, important for memory, thus seem to bring together the senses of sight and smell. But this isn’t the only way in which these two senses overlap. What about less obvious ...

Smells trigger powerful emotional responses through specialized brain cells. These insights may improve sensory health. You ...

A new study reveals how the brain determines whether a smell is pleasant or revolting, highlighting why scent evokes such strong emotional responses.

Scent training can make your brain 40% sharper by strengthening neural pathways between smell and memory centers. How to ...

Scientists uncover how the brain decides if a smell is good or bad - and why it matters for mood, memory, and health.

If hearing an old song or getting a whiff of freshly sharpened pencils instantly carries you back to high school, you’re ...

“When you first form a memory, we kind of know where that happens in the brain. But the long-term storage of a memory—like ...

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...

You may know that there’s a connection between smell and memory. But new research suggests that you can actually improve your cognitive health through scent. Here’s how.

Researchers at Mass General Hospital believe your nose knows a lot of very important information about your brain.Which is why they recently introduced a new test that uses your sense of smell to ...