Change Your Mind with New Scientist — Smell - The Surprising Link Between Olfaction and Dementia

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Smell - The Surprising Link Between Olfaction and Dementia

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Our sense of smell is often dismissed as our less important than sight and hearing, but what if it’s quietly shaping our memories, mood and long‑term brain health? In this episode, Health Journalists Helen Thomson and Cat de Lange explore the surprising brain superhighway between scent, emotion and memory, to explore…

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