What type of memories are most commonly triggered by smells?
How Smells Trigger Memories

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Conceptual memories
Perceptual memories
Future memories
Imaginary memories
2.
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Which part of the brain do smells bypass, unlike other senses?
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Thalamus
3.
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What is the role of the olfactory bulb in processing smells?
It analyzes smells
It processes visual information
It controls motor functions
It regulates sleep
4.
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In the study, which brain region was activated by memories from before age 10?
Orbitofrontal cortex
Cerebellum
Parietal lobe
Left inferior frontal gyrus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why might smells not be effective for memorizing conceptual information?
They only trigger negative memories
They evoke early perceptive memories, not concepts
They are too weak to trigger memories
They are processed too slowly by the brain
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