#Emotion

Latest scientific research is dismantling the myth that humans are “bad smellers,” revealing that our sense of smell is not only ancient but deeply intertwined with memory and emotion—a connection far richer than previously thought. This new understanding sheds light on how even a simple whiff of a familiar odor can instantly transport us back in time, evoking powerful memories and emotions, and opens the possibility of harnessing scents in therapeutic, educational, and cultural contexts in Thailand and beyond.

A recent breakthrough study has unveiled new details about how the human brain takes an everyday experience—like being cut off in traffic—and transforms it into a lasting emotional state. This research sheds light on the inner workings of emotional responses, with implications for mental health, stress management, and even future treatments for emotional disorders. The findings, recently published in the journal Science, provide a clear, experimentally grounded map for how sensory experiences are processed and generalized into broader emotional states, a topic of significant importance for Thai healthcare providers, educators, and the public at large (NPR).