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Kenny
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States678 Posts
February 09 2010 01:32 GMT
#1
Hey I wanted to get your guy's take on senses and stimulation's bringing back old memories.

Personally for me, smell/sound is the most memory binding experience. If I hear a song from a specific time in my life, I can almost relive that experience just through that song. Or perhaps when you walk outside and a smell goes through the air that reminds you of another time in life (hopefully not the biggest dump you have ever taken) but maybe a hike you went on? For me the smell outside after rain does this a lot.

I figured I'd ask what sense brings back old memories for you most and why do you think? Thanks for letting me know guys.

KG

unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
February 09 2010 01:37 GMT
#2
sound and touch/feel hihi kenny has clay won that camera yet?
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-09 01:38:53
February 09 2010 01:38 GMT
#3
There are a few scents that immediately bring up memories... usually of SC, which is weird because the smells are distinct and completely detached from SC. Maybe I just spent too much time in middle school daydreaming of SC while smelling these aromas? XD
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YoonHo
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada1043 Posts
February 09 2010 01:40 GMT
#4
Yup, smell is the most memory binding for me. Everytime, certain scents definitely bring up my old childhood memories in Korea.
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GoShox
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States1836 Posts
February 09 2010 01:40 GMT
#5
Music for sure.

I associate music with certain periods of life. For example, hearing "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz or "Stellar" by Incubus reminds me of a girl I dated back in May. Hearing anything off of the Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack reminds me of me playing the game in my basement as a child. Hearing "I Was Made For You" by Rivers Cuomo reminds me of a girl that has caused a lot of drama right now.

The cool thing about it is as you expose yourself to new music, it's new potential songs that you can associate memories with down the road.
The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
February 09 2010 02:00 GMT
#6
moaning sound from a porn....
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jgju
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States454 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-09 02:06:37
February 09 2010 02:06 GMT
#7
Sometimes music triggers my memory really powerfully

For example, "Shout me Out" by TV on the Radio not only makes me think of San Francisco, but also triggers other memories from when I was spending a lot of time there (emotions, sights, sounds, smells etc)
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25977 Posts
February 09 2010 02:11 GMT
#8
On February 09 2010 10:40 GoShox wrote:
Music for sure.

I associate music with certain periods of life. For example, hearing "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz or "Stellar" by Incubus reminds me of a girl I dated back in May. Hearing anything off of the Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack reminds me of me playing the game in my basement as a child. Hearing "I Was Made For You" by Rivers Cuomo reminds me of a girl that has caused a lot of drama right now.

The cool thing about it is as you expose yourself to new music, it's new potential songs that you can associate memories with down the road.

Yes. Me too so much.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
February 09 2010 02:14 GMT
#9
Every girl gets a song... or a few. Sometimes they get a TV show or a movie. Once in awhile a book.

I spend so much time thinking about my past that I generally don't need a trigger. Just things I've associated with people will make the feeling extra strong, and make me actually miss the person rather than just thinking about them.
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meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
February 09 2010 02:18 GMT
#10
I never did the girl->song thing... I love reading notes and looking at pictures I took years ago... its brings me right back into the moment
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4333 Posts
February 09 2010 02:20 GMT
#11
Whenever I hear this song. I think of this game between Yellow and Tossgirl. (Start at 9:25)
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Revolt
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States288 Posts
February 09 2010 03:38 GMT
#12
whenever i hear slide by googoo dolls i remember me and my mom driving through the cornfields to go out of town; good memories.
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sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
February 09 2010 04:01 GMT
#13
For me it's feelings...weirdly enough. If I feel a certain type of happiness, I get a rush of all the memories with the exact same feeling. It also comes with an accompanying smell that I can suddenly smell, be it almonds or cut grass or smoke. Always fascinates me (:
Pure.Freedom
Profile Joined January 2010
United States114 Posts
February 09 2010 05:02 GMT
#14
There is this smell of some candy which, i still dont know what it is, some sort of fruity taffy stuff that reminds me of the house my grandparents used to live in

I believe i remember learning that smell can be the strongest link to memories because of some connection between the structure responsible for registering smells (not your nose, something deeper inside your head that i cant remember the name of) and your limbic system which has to do with memories.
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Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
February 09 2010 05:55 GMT
#15
it's always been words for me, as weird as that is. But of course they have to be in a certain context or tone. Soon as i remember a specific word from a memory it all comes back
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saritenite
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Singapore1680 Posts
February 09 2010 10:35 GMT
#16
taste, song, smell :D
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
February 09 2010 10:40 GMT
#17
'so what the fuck happened last night?' usually does the trick
why so 진지해?
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
February 09 2010 10:45 GMT
#18
it's because the olfactory bulb is closely linked to the hippocampus (memories) and the amygdala (emotions)
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Kenny
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States678 Posts
February 09 2010 12:47 GMT
#19
Very neat dudes...so from what I'm gathering smell seems to be the most defining memory producer..however sounds we usually hold dear and close to us and can bring back more specific memories.

As for Rekrul, WTF happend last night usually can take him back as far as 12 hours. Very impressive
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6635 Posts
February 09 2010 12:49 GMT
#20
Definitely music for me, hearing certain things reminds me of playing certain games or of different times in my life etc.
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