Straight through your nose to your neocortex, no waiting!

[Beestie]

I think you mean straight to the hippocampus - part of the limbic system - the ancient and most primitive part of our brain - where our inner caveman lives.

That must have been freaky. Same thing happens to me with certain scents. It hits you at a very deep level.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Beestie

I think you mean straight to the hippocampus - part of the limbic system - the ancient and most primitive part of our brain - where our inner caveman lives.

That must have been freaky. Same thing happens to me with certain scents. It hits you at a very deep level.

thank yoooooo, mr smartiepants. of course i meant hippopotomus. what else would it be? googlejerk.

[kerosene]

There are some colognes that still take me back to moments from High school. I use to wear Clinique Aromatics Elixer and whenever I catch a whiff of that, it pulls all sorts of weird feelings in. I can't really access the memories, consciously, but I feel the way I did when they occurred.