Smell

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Smell is the transduction of airborne chemicals by receptors whose signals reach the cortex without passing through the thalamus.

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A smell triggers a vivid memory faster and more strongly than a matched photograph does.

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Smell's direct route to emotional and memory structures is why it behaves unlike the other senses.

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