Have you ever noticed how a smell can change your mood almost instantly? Well we did some digging into the why and here’s what we found! It turns out your sense of smell plugs straight into the part of your brain that handles emotion and memory. So it completely skips the usual “thinking” filters, which is why the right scent can make you feel calmer before you’ve even had time to process it. But here’s the part we got most excited about... Your brain learns from scent.