The statement further reads: “Thank you to the Whistler Blackcomb Adaptive Programme for educating us.
Have you ever been transported back to a special period in your life by a scent? Smells, it turns out, are more powerful than words at evoking pleasant memories, and they may be able to help those suffering from depression overcome bad thought patterns.
A research at the University of Pittsburgh exposed 32 participants with severe depressive disorder aged 18 to 55 to 12 smells in jars, including Vicks VapoRub, ground coffee, coconut oil, cumin powder, red wine, vanilla essence, clove bulbs, shoe polish, orange essential oil, and ketchup.
The New York Post claimed that after smelling the vial, neuroscientists asked individuals to recollect a specific memory and whether it was good or awful.
The leading author of the study published in Jama Network Open, Kymberly Young said that depressed individuals who smelled a familiar scent were more likely to recall specific memories or events, such as being at a coffee shop a week ago, compared to general memories.
