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It has supposedly been proven that scent memories, the act of reminiscing based on a scent that reminds you of your past, are the strongest.

A pychologist did a study in 2000, titled "Scent Of Times," and found that:
Whether it's the scent of your grandmother's kitchen, lilacs in bloom, or cigar smoke, a fragrance can transport you back to a place

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[ronsypooie]

your entry made me think about this.. i can't figure out which one's stronger for me, but i have been brought back into my memories because of a song or a smell. The Rocket Summer is good stuff.

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i've never really experienced a scent memory, that's why i wrote about music.

[todaywe_escaped]

And I guess that's the awful irony of life for you: you don't realize how beautiful and great and simple something is until it's gone and all you can do is sit in a parking lot in a minivan on a warm spring night all alone, with that song that reminds you of it all, and remember.

that last line killed me because it's the complete truth.

but i think that the senses that provoke the strongest memories are the ones that we manipulate to stay attached to that time in our lives.

for example, when i broke up with my ex last year, hey there delilah came on the radio and i went home and put it on repeat for a week and now i can't listen to that song anymore. i didn't go home and smell his cologne on my skin and remember that, i listened to the song and that is the sense that impacted me the most.

wow i really don't make sense right now. sorry heath im going off of like 2 hours of sleep but that is my really bad hypothesis for you.

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no, that totally makes sense.

for some people, scent might be stronger.

but, for people like us whose lives basically revolve around the music we listen to, sound is more powerful.

[lovexfails]

hey, i found your journal through lyrics_save. i read a few of your entries and you're a really amazing writer. do you mind if i add you?
i'm sorry if this is weird.
=)

[______untitled_]

haha no, it's not weird, add away.