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More than any other sensory modality, neurological processing of smell creates an emotional map of our environment. Primary olfactory neurons translate scent molecules into electric frequencies and project the information in the same regions of the brain that process emotion. The olfactory system is the only sensory system that involves the amygdala and the limbic system in its primary processing pathway. This link explains why smells are often linked to specific memories.

Coriander Seed Pain Relief. Research has shown that coriander leaf extract has restorative and antibacterial properties. Aids to ease cramps and convulsions, cure nausea, and assist digestion.

Clary Sage Cleansing and Purifying. Sage clears space and energy.  In addition to its reputation for serving as a support for the body, Sage has long been celebrated for its effect on the mind and environment. Sage reportedly balances hormones and clears the mind of fog and distraction, it improves memory and focus.

Grapefruit Optimistic energy. 
Grapefruit’s sparkling, sunny fragrance dispels anger and blame and eases frustration, restoring our outlook to one that feels possible, positive, and bright. When you are feeling overwhelmed by loss and paralyzed by fear about the future, Grapefruit is your new best friend.

Neroli Support and hope.
 Neroli helps restore our hopefulness that things will settle into a divinely guided and orderly outcome. It quells unexpressed anger and reminds us that things will sort themselves out allowing us to release the need to control or direct every. single. detail as we navigate our loss. Aligned with the Crown chakra, Neroli imparts a sense of connectivity with a higher order and transcendent energy.

One essential function of the amygdala is rapid, sometimes non-conscious, detection of emotional signals, especially of threat. It plays a key role in emotional memory: including emotions elicited by odor.

The hippocampus plays a fundamental role in long-term memory, response to stress and contextualization of emotional experience. It plays a critical role in autobiographical memory.

The insula is involved in processing aversive emotion and in integrating bodily sensation in the assessment of emotional status. It plays an important role in the perception of intrusion signals such as disgust and pain, unifying their sensory and emotional dimensions. It also plays a role in social cognition: relating observation of the reactions of others (mimicry, movement) to associated emotional experience, it underlies the affective resonance component of empathy.

The cingulate cortex is the bridge between the reptilian and the prefrontal cortex. It is involved in self-consciousness and processing of signals bearing personal meaning.  It detects conflicts of attention; it underlies the emotional dimension of physical pain and moral pain and social distress in situations of separation or exclusion.

The medial prefrontal cortex supports motivation; it enables anticipation of reward and self-initiation of action. It also plays an important role in social cognition: it underlies self-representation, attribution of emotional valence to odors and personalization of emotion.

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex underlies short-term memory and executive functions (planning, mental flexibility, inhibition). It takes the subject beyond immediate perception, enabling projection in time and suppression of undesirable memories.

The orbitofrontal cortex processes the somatic markers of the autonomic nervous system associated with emotional context and integrates emotion into cognition in decision-making.