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Brand New Research: 8 Simple & Surprising Changes That Improve Your Life

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Why Do Smells Trigger So Many Memories?

Why do smells trigger such vivid memories? It's really interesting and it actually lies in neuroscience. Smells go straight to the brain smell center, called the olfactory bulb. That is directly connected right to a part of your brain called the amygdala and another part called the hippocampus. Those are extremely important parts of the brain. And so all this is to say, it helps explain why smells can so immediately trigger such a detailed memory or even an intense emotion.

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