What is smell? An excerpt from “The Healing Power of Scent”

Written By Ellen Rowland

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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.

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Ellen Rowland

Ellen is the founder of AmberLuna Apothecary, a social enterprise aiming to make natural wellbeing accessible to all through aromatherapy and herbalism talks, books, workshops, products, digital content and holistic therapies. She is a Clinical Aromatherapist, Massage Therapist, Facialist and Writer. She is also a course tutor for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a keen gardener, plant lover and training Medial Herbalist in her final year.

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