why do smells have such strong associations with memory?

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As I understand it, the olfactory nerve terminates near a memory center of the hippocampus, which means there are some overlapping synapses, but that still doesn’t make specific sense to why the neuronal pathways are interconnected.

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When I was a very young child, my mother was a florist. My earliest memories are smells associated with floral displays. Weddings and funerals mostly. Funerals are a weird thing for me, because I associate them with my mom’s funeral but also with all the funerals she dressed when I was a kid. Scents are powerful and confusing.

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When I was a very young child, my mother was a florist. My earliest memories are smells associated with floral displays. Weddings and funerals mostly. Funerals are a weird thing for me, because I associate them with my mom’s funeral but also with all the funerals she dressed when I was a kid. Scents are powerful and confusing.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Reading these comments makes me feel like the brain is still the sickest computer around and we’ve got a long way to go with our own machines before they evolve to human brain level. Astonishing.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Reading these comments makes me feel like the brain is still the sickest computer around and we’ve got a long way to go with our own machines before they evolve to human brain level. Astonishing.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Reading these comments makes me feel like the brain is still the sickest computer around and we’ve got a long way to go with our own machines before they evolve to human brain level. Astonishing.