[extropy-chat] Questionnaire on senses

[nvitamore at austin.rr.com]

From: Anna Taylor 

>Anders Sandberg, Sat Jan 27 15:33:47 UTC 2007 wrote:

>>Smells can rather directly evoke memories and
>>emotions. They get directly integrated in a general
>>context in the hippocampal system rather than treated
>>as elements to be analysed and then put together.>

>That's odd I always believed that touch and taste
>where elements that where analysed and then put
>together while, sight, smell and hearing could
>directly evoke memories and emotions.

Olfactoray is significantly associated with memories.  I was goign to
answer your post a while ago, but didn't think I was contributing anything
new, so I hesiatated.

But, for me sense of smell is key. 

>Could you please forward me some links, I'd be very
>interested in reading about it.

http://www.natasha.cc/olfactory.htm  :-)

Best wishes,

Natasha

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