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Smell - the most ‘buried’ of all the senses
It bypasses the thalamus, which relays the sensory information, and works directly on the hippocampus and amygdala. These parts of the brain deal with emotional memory.
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Olfactory memories
Olfactory memories tend to come from earlier in life than other means. And as Proust found, they are deep and complex. Hard to identify and harder to put into words, but intensely powerful.
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Proustian effect or ‘Proustian moment’
Proust nails the phenomenon of “involuntary memory”. This is the way that a sensory experience can suddenly bring back a hidden recollection.
This is now seen as a key insight into the way the senses work – particularly in scent and olfaction.
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"An exquisite pleasure had invaded my senses, something isolated, detached, with no suggestion of its origin.” What makes the Proustian effect so important?
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The relationship our dreams have with our memories
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Studies also found that vivid, bizarre and emotionally intense dreams are linked to parts of the amygdala and hip...
The phobia center of the brain
There is no one place responsible for phobias in the brain. Many parts of the brain take part.
However, fear is important to the brain's emotional processing and learning center: known as the amygdala and the hippocampus, with a central role in the process of forming memories...
Emotional Center:
● Emotions are processed in the brain's limbic system, which includes structures like the amygdala and the hippocampus.
● The amygdala plays a crucial role in emotional responses, while the hippocampus is involved in memory formation and emotional context.
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