How does our sense of smell work?

Can people smell the scent of fear? Age? Disease? Yes, according to researcher Johan Lundström, who explains why an impaired sense of smell is linked to an increased risk of various diseases. He also explains how we can train our sense of smell if it has deteriorated or disappeared due to a disease such as COVID-19.

In this live-streamed conversation, you will learn how our sense of smell works, with the help of Johan Lundström, researcher at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.
The conversation will be moderated by Cecilia Odlind, editorial director of Medicinsk Vetenskap (Medical Science) magazine and host of Karolinska Institutet’s popular science podcast Medicinvetarna.