Concept → Smell

very rare

Abstract concepts trigger automatic smell experiences.

Inducer

concept

Concurrent

smell

Category

Concept Olfactory

About Concept → Smell

Abstract concepts trigger automatic smell experiences. Thinking about 'mathematics' might evoke the scent of pine, while 'love' smells like vanilla. Olfaction is deeply connected to emotion and memory in the limbic system.

Research

Ward, J. (2013). Synesthesia. Annual Review of Psychology, 64.

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