Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafeBanned to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIs their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down16
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareIs their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafeBanned to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareTalonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafeBannedOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoTIL. I’ve heard a similar thing about certain smells being closely tied with the memory centre in the brain.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoOut of all of our senses, smell is the one that triggers memory the quickest. The olfactory nerves in your nose are extremely sensitive and have a direct line to the long term memory part of the brain
TIL. I’ve heard a similar thing about certain smells being closely tied with the memory centre in the brain.
Out of all of our senses, smell is the one that triggers memory the quickest. The olfactory nerves in your nose are extremely sensitive and have a direct line to the long term memory part of the brain