Babulya & Neocortex
Babulya Babulya
Neocortex Neocortex
Neocortex Neocortex
Do you ever notice how certain family rituals feel like built‑in mnemonic devices, like the way your grandma’s apple crumble recipe instantly brings back the story of her grandmother’s kitchen? I'm trying to map how those sensory triggers get encoded in our brains.
Babulya Babulya
Ah, those rituals are like secret keys to a treasure chest. When you smell the spices in that apple crumble, your brain opens the old kitchen window and lets the memory of your grandma’s hands dancing on the counter flood back. It’s the same trick our ancestors used—turn a taste or a scent into a living bookmark for the past.
Neocortex Neocortex
Exactly—like a neural GPS that uses the scent of cinnamon as a waypoint. Funny, I had to draw a flow chart for that one and I misplaced the pen between the fridge and the couch. You ever try to map that process on a napkin?