Sensory Decoding

Sensory data enters through the brain stem and then is triaged to the correct decoding centers in the cerebrum and in the limbic area. Without the decoding process your brain would be unable to make sense of the sensory data. In that case you might be diagnosed with specific anosmia, the label for a condition described as odor blindness.

 

• Studies by Weiner and Brown in 1993 found that certain aromas inspire individuals to set higher personal goals, take on greater challenges, and get along better with others.
•  Neurologist Alan Hirsch discovered that groups exposed to the aroma of peppermint solved puzzles 30 percent faster than the unexposed control groups. Basil, lemon, cinnamon, and rosemary seemed to have a similar stimulating effect.
• According to Richard Restak, MD, in Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot, smell, more than any of the other senses, provides the surest way to enhance your emotional memory. 
• Candace Pert PhD in her audio presentation Your Body is Your Subconscious Mind, pointed out that smell passes through only one synapse (the space between two neurons) to arrive at appropriate decoding centers. Hearing passes through three or four synapses, while vision passes through seven.