PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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The area of the brain that receives information from the nose is directly connected to the limbic system, rather than relayed first through the thalamus. This connection may explain why smells are often involved in ____
A
pain sensations
B
altered states of consciousness
C
subliminal messages
D
vivid memories
E
retinal disparity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The olfactory bulb is directly connected to the amygdala and hippocampus, which might explain why the smell of something can so immediately trigger a detailed memory or even intense emotion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Smells are handled by the olfactory bulb, the structure in the front of the brain that sends information to the other areas of the body’s central command for further processing. Odors take a direct route to the limbic system, including the amygdala and the hippocampus, the regions related to emotion and memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Olfactory Cortex is the portion of the cerebral cortex concerned with the sense of smell.

Detailed explanation-4: -The amygdala, OFC and hippocampus are involved in the process of odor-elicited emotion and odor-associated emotional memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Interestingly, the sense of smell projects directly to the limbic system; therefore, not surprisingly, smell can evoke emotional responses in ways that other sensory modalities cannot.

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