Good morning! It looks like a cold and dreary morning here, although it's already 42 °F. It's supposed to get up into the lower 50's and partly sunny this afternoon, so maybe it will be a nice day! It's my day off, so I need to enjoy it, regardless of the weather!
Here's today's Question Of The Day.
A while back, I was reading about Proustian memory (also called involuntary memory.) It's actually a fascinating subject. The sense of smell is a very primitive sense, and can quickly trigger very vivid memories.
Do you have any scents or smells that trigger a vivid memory for you?
In the autumn, if I smell a particular pipe tobacco, it will instantly make me think of my Grandpa. The smell of one particular type of lilacs blooming in the rain makes me think of going up to Mackinac Island as a little girl.
There are a couple others. It's a strange feeling when it happens. It's almost as if I've been transported through time.
P.S. Here's a couple of links about "Proustian Memory".
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl.../28/313347.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl.../05/313350.htm
Here's today's Question Of The Day.
A while back, I was reading about Proustian memory (also called involuntary memory.) It's actually a fascinating subject. The sense of smell is a very primitive sense, and can quickly trigger very vivid memories.
Do you have any scents or smells that trigger a vivid memory for you?
In the autumn, if I smell a particular pipe tobacco, it will instantly make me think of my Grandpa. The smell of one particular type of lilacs blooming in the rain makes me think of going up to Mackinac Island as a little girl.
There are a couple others. It's a strange feeling when it happens. It's almost as if I've been transported through time.
P.S. Here's a couple of links about "Proustian Memory".
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl.../28/313347.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl.../05/313350.htm