Thursday 6 October 2022 12:28 PM How the smell of food can enable 'TIME TRAVEL' trends now
Whether it's the pizza you ate on your first date or the burger you devoured in hospital after giving birth, many of our fondest memories are often associated with certain foods.
Now, a study has shown how the smell of these foods can actually enable 'time travel.'
Researchers from Lancaster University exposed older people to flavours from their youth, and found they enhanced their memories of key events.
The team hopes the findings could pave the way for a new technique to help dementia patients reconstruct memories.
Dr Vaiva Kalnikaitėsaid, an author of the study, said: 'We finally have technology that can help re-construct memories using the flavour and scent of different foods in very compact shapes. These are the strongest cues to help us remember.'
Whether it's the pizza you ate on your first date or the burger you devoured in hospital after giving birth, many of our fondest memories are often associated with certain foods
Smell is known to be one of the most evocative senses.
In the new study, the researchers focused specifically on how the smell of food flavours affects the recall of memories.
