A UNIQUE MEMORY PROCESS MODULATED BY EMOTION UNDERPINS SUCCESSFUL ODOR RECOGNITION AND EPISODIC RETRIEVAL IN HUMANS

A unique memory process modulated by emotion underpins successful odor recognition and episodic retrieval in humans

We behaviorally explore the link between olfaction, emotion and memory by testing the hypothesis that the emotion carried by odors facilitates the memory of specific unique events.To investigate this idea, we used a novel behavioral approach inspired by a paradigm developed by our team to study episodic memory in a controlled and as ecological as p

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