Memory & Remembrance
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Why I Write About Scent
Scent is not decoration. It is one of the most direct routes to emotion, memory and ourselves —…
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Letting go: why your brain clings to yesterday
A line from a cartoon turned out not to be Eleanor Roosevelt’s wisdom, yet the thought holds. Why…
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Three Gardens
Between my neighbour’s roses, two niche perfumes from France, and losing my sense of smell after COVID lie…
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Emotional memory: why people forget your words but never the feeling
A deep dive into the science of emotional memory, from the amygdala and the peak-end rule to body…