Concept → Smell

very rare

Concept → Smell Synesthesia is a very rare type of synesthesia. Abstract concepts trigger automatic smell experiences.

Inducer
concept
Concurrent
smell
Category
Concept Olfactory

What is Concept → Smell Synesthesia?

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 on Concept → Smell Synesthesia

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

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People with Concept → Smell(2)

S

Stephanie

@s_tumney

United States

P

PuffyJ

@Puffyj

Australia