Funny How Your Brain Associates Things

[RevSmoke]

My mom died back in 1994 and she never wore much perfume, but she did have this orange blossom cream that functioned that way. I haven't ever smelled it except for my mom. I was at an event about two years ago when I smelled that exact same thing - immediately make me think of my mother, and I felt like I was about 13 years old.

Most people don't realize it, but smells can trigger memories better than many other things. Don't know why, but it is true.

I light up a certain pipe tobacco and my boys comment, "Reminds me of fishing for salmon in Kewaunee."

Peace of the Lord be with you.

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Most people don't realize it, but smells can trigger memories better than many other things. Don't know why, but it is true.

From what I remember from Bio class, this is because when the olfactory nerve fires, it has far less synapses to travel through to reach the hippocampus, as opposed to the other senses.

I have a bottle of Hand Sanitizer that used to sit on my desk that has been used off an on the past two years. It reminds me EXACTLY of when I started smoking 2 years ago, and those feelings of excitement as I lit up a new stick.

[shark]

Pipe tobacco always reminds me of my Dad. He used to smoke a pipe on occasion. Diesel smoke brings me back to working on our company's vehicles in the motor pool while I was in the Army.