Why is it that the brain can generate music with extremely high clarity but not as much with smells and tastes?

Question

Why is it that the brain can generate music with extremely high clarity but not as much with smells and tastes?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Smell is actually the strongest sense linked to memories. But, as with everything, not everyone’s brains were created equally. Others have mentioned that not everyone thinks ‘audibly’.

That being said, if you are doing or experiencing something you want to remember particularly well like hanging out with an aging relative, burn/spray/etc. a specific smell you’d like to associate with it.