Abstract concepts trigger automatic smell experiences.
Inducer
concept
Concurrent
smell
Category
Concept Olfactory
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.
Ward, J. (2013). Synesthesia. Annual Review of Psychology, 64.
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