Do people with a good sense of smell have a good memory - or what is your sense of smell and memory like?

Answer 1

wow - interesting question!
smell is considered to be the most effective trigger of memory so i'd guess that those with a heightened sense of smell stand a better chance of being 'triggered' by smells...maybe there's a rehearsal function at work here? i mean that memory - being reconstruction rather than recollection - is triggered and exercised more in people who have this heightened sense of smell?
i'm one of those lucky 'super-tasters' and this seems to extend to my sense of smell , too...i can remember things from as far back as being 2 years old and seem to have an almost idetic memory for the details of conversations i have had though i'd always ascribed that to therapy training - it's important to remember details of conversations when you work with alot of different clients and deal with very intimate and important issues...but you've got me thinking, TY!
=)

Answer 2

I have practically no sense of smell (due to an operation that went a bit wrong 20 years ago) but I have an exceptionally good memory!

Answer 3

My sense of smell is pretty good I think and my memory is brilliant in fact. What was the question again?

Answer 4

I have a wonderful sense of smell, but sometimes my memory, in regard to where I put things, goes on a picnic. No dementia or alsheimers(I'm not sure about the spelling of that---sorry)!

Answer 5

i have a REALLY good sense of smell, pretty much i judge everything i eat off the smell because i can mentaly determine from the smell if i am going to like it or not, i know thats weird, and im really not picky, but its true, if it dosent smell right to me then i dont like it! BUTTTT my memory is not good, and i mean not. it takes me forever to study for school and such, it really sucks.

Answer 6

good question.....in the past i was treated for olfactory hallucinations a form of petite mall seizures i would smell either peperoni or brownies and blank out or have minutes of missed time...needless to say it very much affected my memory...i stopped taking the seizure pills and the memories of childhood abuse started coming back and my sense of smell is normal(not hallucinating) but very heightened
so to answer u i would say yes the two are related very much in animals and also in humans

Answer 7

I have an excellent sense of smell, in fact it's been remarked on, but an atrocious memory - always has been.

Answer 8

my mom has lost her sense of smell, and her memory is not great, thought it was just age, she's 75, don't know if the two are related but interesting theory

Answer 9

I have an extraordinary sense of smell...and my memory is very good.

Answer 10

My memory is awfull but my sense of smell is really good.