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aroma

October 16, 2019 by erin, posted in aroma, physiology

Our sense of smell starts in the olfactory epithelium of our nose. An odour can chemically stimulate cell receptors there, sending a signal to tissue deep within our central nervous system for interpretation.

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amygdala

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by erin, posted in aroma, physiology

almond shaped clusters of nuclei deep in the brain

help process memories, emotions, sense of smell & decision making

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limbic system

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019 by erin, posted in physiology

hypothalamus / amygdala / thalamus / hippocampus

and a few more small deep brain bits

endocrine, autonomic, emotion & memory

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tcm & biomedicine

July 30, 2019 by erin, posted in chinese medicine, physiology

traditional chinese medicine philosophy

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autonomic nervous system

July 24, 2019July 30, 2019 by erin, posted in breath, physiology

sympathetic “fight-flight-freeze” response – shallow quick breath to gain oxygen

parasympathetic “feed-breed” response – deep slow breath to release CO2

enteric system – gut brain

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oxygen in

July 17, 2019 by erin, posted in breath, physiology

carbon dioxide out

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piriform cortex

July 15, 2019July 31, 2019 by erin, posted in aroma, breath, physiology

the region of the brain that perceives the sense of smell

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life force

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 by erin, posted in breath, chinese medicine, physiology, yoga

oxygen – Qi – prana

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