Nutrition and our brain — Season 1, Episode 2: Smell
Documentary • 13 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
What does the smell of food do to your brain and how important is it for your taste? For this, Janny goes to the Smell and Taste Center at Wageningen University. In a care center she tests residents to see what smells do to their emotions and memories. And she discovers how you can use scent to get people to eat healthier.
About Nutrition and our brain
Good food can make you intensely happy. But how important is food for our brain and what influences our choices? What can we do with our diet to keep our brain and body as healthy as possible? Janny van der Heijden discovers this in this series. Together with top researchers, Janny tests their insights in practice.