Unlike sight or sound, which are processed through the thalamus before the brain interprets them, scent bypasses that relay entirely and travels directly to the amygdala and hippocampus, the brain’s centers for emotion and memory. This is why a smell can change how someone feels before they have consciously registered what they are smelling. Six […]

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