Odors are powerful cues that trigger episodic memories. However, in light of the amount of
behavioral data describing the characteristics of episodic odor memory, the paucity of …

It is clinically well known that olfactory intrusions in PTSD can be a disabling phenomena
due to the involuntary recall of odor memories. Odorants can trigger involuntary recall of …

Odors are powerful stimuli that can evoke emotional states, and support learning and
memory. Decades of research have indicated that the neural basis for this strong “odor …

Emotions can modulate the encoding and recollection of personal events. In the present
study, we investigated the effects of different emotional states (pleasant, neutral or anxious) …

The question of a possible link between dream content and memory consolidation remains
open. After a comprehensive review of the literature, we present novel findings from an …

Many cognitive abilities decline with aging, making it difficult to detect pathological changes
against a background of natural changes in cognition. Most of the tests to assess cognitive …

Background Given that odors enhance the retrieval of autobiographical memories, induce
physiological arousal, and trigger trauma-related flashbacks, it is reasonable to hypothesize …

Memories of life episodes are the heart of individual stories. However, modelling episodic
memory is a major challenge in both humans and animals when considering all its …

In search for the mechanisms underlying complex forms of human memory, such as episodic
recollection, a primary challenge is to develop adequate animal models amenable to …

Most everyday experiences are multisensory, and all senses can trigger the conscious re-
experience of unique personal events embedded in their specific spatio-temporal context …