Senate House, University of London Room G22/26
Recent scientific studies have shown that olfaction is not as secondary a sense as people believe. Olfaction has specific and privileged connections to emotion and memory and its importance in terms of attachment and recognition shows already in utero and, on the flip side, in the aging population and specific brain pathologies. Finally, the natural and cultural use of fragrances and olfactory cues in human communication is emerging as a new topic for scientific investigation.
