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Originally Posted by peacegirl
This is not the same as with smells, tastes, tactile sensations and sounds because there is direct input to the brain, so it is purely person even if most people like the taste of sweet over bitter. And yes, I was aware that odor is a very strong memory trigger. It also is being used as a healing modality, or a stress reliever.
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None of these senses feature direct input to the brain. And the sense of hearing least of all. The process by which sound waves are transduced into neural impulses is considerably more convoluted than the process by which photons are transduced into neural impulses.