scent memory
Smell triggers remembrance
Scent memory is the phenomenon where a smell triggers vivid recall of past experiences or emotions.
The olfactory system connects directly to brain regions involved in memory and emotion, making scent an unusually powerful memory cue: The smell of pine needles brought back Christmas mornings at my grandmother's house.
Also called smell memory or olfactory memory.
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- triggerWhat initiates action
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- childhood homeEarly-life dwelling place
grandmother · baking · cookies · lavender · cologne · first love · flashback · evocative · familiar · roses · baby powder · petrichor · madeleine · mothballs · hospital smell · sunscreen · cinnamon · pine
- Perfumeperfume, top note, top notes, base notes, eau de parfum
- smell testssmell test, scratch and sniff
- memoryforget, recall, recollect, retain, forgetfulness
- smellsmell, odor, reek, aroma, sniff
- aromatherapyessential oils, diffuser, diffusers, eucalyptus, lavender oil
- salmonAtlantic salmon, sockeye, chinook, pink salmon, coho
scent memoryvisual memory
Recollection of seen things
auditory memory · photographic memory · muscle memory · taste memory · eidetic memory
scent memoryforgetting
Failing to retain memories
amnesia · memory loss · oblivion · forgetfulness · memory gap
scent, memory, scents, scented, scenting, scentless, memories, memorize, memorization