(I) Aristotle explored the apparent ties between odour
and memory in his work On Sense and the Sensible.
(II) Since then, people have speculated that the
memories elicited by smell are more intimate and
immediate than other recollections. (III) When we
experience certain smells, we often find ourselves taken
back in time to a specific event or scene. (IV) Many
movies of the 1980s include scenes that trigger
memories of childhood and school years. (V) For
example, the smell of a salsa, a sauce eaten with
Mexican food, may remind a person of watching James
Bond movies on television with his or her father while
dipping chips in the spicy sauce.