By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.DReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM Disruptions in effortful recall could lead to difficulties in autobiographical memory (AM), a condition associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). A recent JAMA Network Open study assessed whether odor vs word cues could prompt memory in MDD patients with deficits in specific AM recall. Study: Recall...
by University of Tokyo During the EEG measurement, participants were asked to rate the pleasantness of the odors. They then evaluated the odors using descriptions ranging from citrus and tea leaves, to mothballs and wet dog. Credit: Mugihiko Kato A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of a scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has...
