Quite well written. These are important observations. The effect of the Default Mode Network on the inner monologue defines, in many ways, who we are and and what sort of mirror we gaze into when we are not focusing attention on a task. The ability of our oldest sense modality, “smell’, to alter how we see ourselves is an important point that I have not seen discussed elsewhere.
Of our five senses, (some cultures count six by adding consciousness as a sense), the olfactory sense I’d the only one that goes straight to the brain, unaltered or diminished as the other senses are when their information is “simplified” by the thalamus.
The evocative potential of smells is powerful, but often overlooked. Why? Because you have to calm down, slow down, and give your attention to what odors awaken in the brain.
I urge a careful reading of this article. More importantly I suggest we take time to slow down and attend to the powerful and evocative world that is right beneath our noses.
Quite well written. These are important observations. The effect of the Default Mode Network on the inner monologue defines, in many ways, who we are and and what sort of mirror we gaze into when we are not focusing attention on a task. The ability of our oldest sense modality, “smell’, to alter how we see ourselves is an important point that I have not seen discussed elsewhere.
Of our five senses, (some cultures count six by adding consciousness as a sense), the olfactory sense I’d the only one that goes straight to the brain, unaltered or diminished as the other senses are when their information is “simplified” by the thalamus.
The evocative potential of smells is powerful, but often overlooked. Why? Because you have to calm down, slow down, and give your attention to what odors awaken in the brain.
I urge a careful reading of this article. More importantly I suggest we take time to slow down and attend to the powerful and evocative world that is right beneath our noses.
With appreciation!