What a great post. And to blog about a scent you don't like is so educational, i love it. Did you know that our ability to smell is much much much older thanour ability to talk?
Scent does not go to the cortex for a 100%- a small part of it goes uncensored to the limbic system, to the amydala as a fact, the older part of the brain. Here lies our ability to connect on basis of memories. Scent activates memories and can alarm us in danger. Smoke is one of this alarming scents that can get you out of deepsleep. Also out of REMsleep, when your muscles are kind of paralised. We needed this in the beginning of our existence to survive. This is why scent has such a deep inpact on the way we feel and behave. Wonderful post! Thank you for joining my Tsu friend!