It's the Olfactory Senses Game!

 

Would you like to play a game? Who wouldn’t, right? Excellent – then let’s begin.....

According to the ‘Supercharge Your Memory’ book by Corrine L. Gediman & Francis M. Crinella, Ph.D, our noses, coupled with certain smells, can trigger long lost memories.

Equipped with a thousand sensory receptors in the nose, and we can identify approximately ten thousand different smells. All scents are initially neutral, but range from pleasant, unpleasant and neutral.

The game is as follows:

Categorize each smell listed below as pleasant, unpleasant or neutral.

Recall a personal memory associated with each smell.

Experience the world through the olfactory senses – expect surprise!

 

Here is the list of smells:

Fresh Cut Grass

Dog Fur

Skunk

Fireplace Smoke

Wine

Roses

Baby Powder

Popcorn

Pine Needles

Cinnamon

Salty Ocean Air

Horse or Cow Manure

Fresh Baked Bread

Fresh Paint

Disinfectant Sprays

Sweaty Locker Room

Cigarette Smoke

Old Musty Antiques

Dentist’s Office

Bath Soaps

Calamine Lotion

Scented Candles

Coffee Brewing

Mothballs

Bark Mulch

 

Explore the senses. The journey is the fun part!