March 11, 2025, 7–9 p.m.
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Leibniz-Saal
Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin
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The event will be in German.
Smells and tastes influence our lives in subtle yet profound ways. They trigger memories, regulate our emotions, and influence our social interactions. How can we specifically appeal to the sense of smell and taste in our everyday lives in order to enhance our wellbeing?
In the final event in the series “Have We Taken Leave of Our Senses?,” we would like to discuss this question with experts from different disciplines.
The psychologist Dr. Kathrin Ohla will share her findings on the relationship between taste experiences and memories and emotions and explain how we can train our sense of smell – especially when we have lost it due to illness. To work against forgetting, the artist Sissel Tolaas has collected and created smell profiles for over 20 years. Her experimental projects show how smells, in art and research, can help broaden our understanding of the world. Finally, Cell physiologist Prof. Dr. Hanns Hatt will give us an insight into how smells are processed by the human brain and how they become embedded in our memory.
In conversation with our three guests, we will explore the significance of smells and tastes and discover how the senses can help us navigate and thrive in a continually changing world.
The event is part of the Brain Awareness Week (March 10 – 16, 2025).
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