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The hypothalamus is called the seat of social behavior. The hippocampus
is the thing that knows where you are, your internal GPS. Together, these brain
parts, along with your olfactory system, of course, influence all of your
decisions. Everything we do is dependent on where we are (or where we think we
are) and who we’re with (or who we think…). Olfactory data informs these
things. Places and the smell of those places are centrally located both in the
memory and in the motivating, motility actuating parts of us. The emotions that
drive us are informed by the smells of the places we are in.
This new report
shows that there may be very specific cells that can tell who’s house you’re
in. (The experiment is on male mice and other male’s habitats.) They’re looking
to use this to help people with social disorders, like autism, schizophrenia,
depression, and social anxiety. Anyway, this just points to the use of
olfactory studies to help with larger social problems.
phys.org, Jun 2016
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