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Dr. Matt Walker · 188 episodes with transcripts

The Matt Walker Podcast is all about sleep, the brain, and the body. Matt is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of the book, Why We Sleep and has given a few TED talks.

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#156 - Smell and Memory

October 19, 2026

Matt Walker (0:02)

Hi, everyone, it's Matt and welcome back to the podcast. Today, we'll look at how one particular sense reaches into your past in a way the others don't. We'll start with a glass jar without a label that sits on the back shelf of a spice rack. We'll open it, smell what's inside, and immediately recognize it. But then…

Smell has a secret back entrance with a staircase that leads to a hallway outside a storage room containing your memories. It may seem like a strange image, but the physical layout of the brain matches it surprisingly well. For the senses of sight, hearing, and touch, the lobby is the thalamus. It is the main source…

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