New Smells 'Etched' in Brain: Study

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I AGREE WITH ALL THE ABOVE COMMENTS YESTERDAY I WAS WALKING MY DOG AS USUAL THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE I REMEMBERD THE SMELL OF A GIRL I USED TO DATE WHEN I WAS 15 I COULD LITTERLY SMELL HER PERFUME ALL OVER AGAIN LIKE IT WAS LINGERING IN THE AIR, IT WAS A EMOTIONAL MINUTE OF MY DAY. SO YEAH I REALLY AGREE WITH THAT CERTAIIN SCENTS TO GET STORED IN OUR MINDS!

Jase 8:55AM October 25, 2010

THIS IS A GREAT STUDY! MAZEL TOV TO Yeshurun & HIS TEAM.
I HAVE LONG POSTULATED THAT THE INITIAL IMPRINTING AN INFANT RECEIVES FOR PARENTAL RECOGNITION IS MORE OLFACTORY THAN VISUAL FOR TWO REASONS: 1st BECAUSE AT BIRTH WHEN BREATHING BEGINS THE MOTHER’S CELLS ARE ON THE INFANTS BODY.
2nd AT BIRTH THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IS FULLY DEVELOPED WHILE OTHER BRAIN STRUCTURES ARE STILL DEVELOPING EVEN INTO THE EARLY 20’S.
I WROTE A PROPOSAL FOR A STUDY ABOUT OLFACTION AND CLASSROOM LEARNING THAT NEVER GOT FUNDED.
I WISH THAT A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WOULD CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE VERY LARGE COHORT GROUP OF INJURED SOLDIERS FROM IRAQ SUFFERING FROM PTSD FOCUSING ON OLFACTION. THESE SOLDIERS ALL HAVE TO ASSOCIATE THE SAME ODOR OF THE EXPLOSIVE, BURNING HAIR, BURNING FLESH, ETC. WITH THE TRAUMA.

GREGG DARBY of FL 9:06AM November 09, 2009

WE BUY AVON,SWEET HONESTY,ROSES ROSES,POISON,LIZ CLAIBORNE GIORGIO, ETC, TO BRING US BACK TO THAT DAY,THAT TIME. WE ALSO HEAR THE PAST WITH MUSIC. ADD THAT TO THE SMELL THE TIME THE PLACE THE PEOPLE AND BE STUCK IN THE 80S..LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.

MEESAH of CT 2:44PM November 08, 2009

WOMAN DO IT ALL THE TIME,,,,WE BUY OUR OLD TEENAGER PERFUMES FROM AVON,,JUST TO BRING US BACK..SWET HONESTY,,ROSES ROSES ODESSY, POISON,LIZ CLAIBORNE,GIORGIO, MUSK,,WING SONG STAYS ON MY MIND. WE ALSO HEAR MEMORIES AND USE OUR PERFUMES TO BRING IT BACK WITH MUSIC..

MEESAH of CT 2:41PM November 08, 2009