What is smell? An excerpt from “The Healing Power of Scent”
Our nervous system is very sensitive to scent.
When we detect an aroma, the limbic system, a collection of structures in our brain that includes the thalamus, hypothalamus and amygdala, comes into play. This is the part of our brain which relates to mood and emotion. The amygdala in particular, the first port of call for odours reaching the brain, is concerned with interpreting the ‘emotional significance of events in the external world.
Find out more about the impact of scent on the nervous system by reading this excerpt from my new book...