Live streaming from the institute.
Interview between Alice Girard-Bossé, supernumerary journalist at
La Presse, and Johannes Frasnelli, neuroscientist and doctor working, among others, at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières, in the research group Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect and Behavior (CogNAC). His work
Humer, flairer, sentir was published in October 2021 in French translation (MultiMondes Editor).
The “Aroma Jockey” Jarome will also be present, and he will provide scent boxes (envelopes with scent samples) to participants
who register by February 2.
Let's discover this little-known sense together! Please register here: bibliothek-montreal@goethe.de
Register before February 23rd to receive the viewing link! Please note that all the scent boxes have been reserved already.
About the book
A bouquet of flowers, a spice, a great wine… We like to smell what reminds us of good times or which revives deep emotions. Undoubtedly, the sense of smell exerts a power over how we perceive the world. But what do we really know about the subtle mechanisms that go into play in our brains to amplify smells and exhilarate us? How do we explain that our nostrils bring back to our memory buried memories like the scent of a book, the scent of love, the scent of a roast at the family table?
This fascinating journey through a science that sees beyond the tip of its nose leads us from surprise to surprise, until medical recognition of the importance of olfaction. Indeed, recent scientific research establishes strong links between loss of smell and certain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and COVID-19.
Each chapter of this essay is accompanied by some practical advice in order to better tame our sense of smell, a sense so often neglected.
(Book not yet translated into English.)
About Johannes Frasnelli
Neuroscientist and physician, Johannes Frasnelli made several research trips on the sense of smell in Dresden, Germany and Philadelphia, United States, after studying in Vienna, Austria. He is now pursuing his career at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR) where he co-directs the Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect and Behavior (CogNAC) research group, while being a regular researcher at the Research Center of the Montreal Sacré-Coeur Hospital.
About Alice Girard-Bossé
Supernumerary journalist at
La Presse, and recipient of the Fernand-Séguin scholarship in 2020 when she was a bachelor's student in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Montreal.
About Aroma Jockey Jarome
Jarome is always looking for new ways to integrate smell and aromatherapy into daily life and delivers original design to every project. Recognized perfumer and Olfactory artist by international and Canadian Council for the arts. With more than 15 years of experience in multi-sensory design, quality and professionalism can be counted on with the latest technology and research applied.
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