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How smells can boost children’s learning and pleasure | Aeon Essays
Scent is the only sense that is directly linked to the memory and emotional learning centers of the brain, says Rachel Herz , a neuroscientist at Brown University and an expert on the psychological science of smell.
from What’s that smell? It might just be the next big thing in travel. by National Geographic
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What are the smells you remember that even in memory make you stop a moment and breathe deeply, or that make your heart beat more vigorously, your palms ache for what’s been lost? Write these down. Write as quickly as you can, seeing how one smell leads to another. What kinds of images, memories, or stories might arise from this sensory trigger?
from Tell It Slant, Second Edition by Suzanne Paola