You may be familiar with short- and long-term memory, but how do we get to these stages of memory? In this episode, we go through sensory memories, or simply what happens when our sensory systems receive information. Listen along as we discuss the fascinating neurobiological explanation for the close association of smell with memory, and how our senses may be linked to mental health.
TLDR: The sense of smell is the strongest amongst the five major senses at evoking a memory, which may be attributed to the direct connection between the olfactory system and the hippocampus
Links:
https://www.webmd.com/brain/what-are-sensory-memory-examples
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/sensory-memory#types-of-sensory-memory
https://newatlas.com/science/olfactory-smell-memory-hippocampus-connectivity-evolution/
https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-we-associate-memories-so-strongly-with-specific-smells-5203963
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