Do our emotions have a smell? Yes is the simple answer, but perhaps not in the way you might conceptualise smell. Unlike vision, when our olfactory receptors are not being stimulated the brain is simply not processing. So if emotion does have a smell then we must be able to detect it in some way - the brain just can't help itself! Smelling your partners t-shirt soon … [Read more...]
Is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant?
Well actually its a depressant, although it’s not quite as simple as that so read on. This blog was inspired following a recent conversation with a friend, during which it seemed apparent that some people believe alcohol to be a stimulant. There is of course an element of truth in this, as there is a biphasic element of alcohol consumption in the early stages of the … [Read more...]