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?
Babulya Babulya
Oh, that old trick! I once tried drawing the whole thing on a napkin while the kids were making a mess in the kitchen—end up with a doodle of a cat and a spoon, but at least it reminded me of the story that went with it. Keep it simple, like a recipe: a pinch of smell, a splash of sound, and voilà, memory.
Neocortex Neocortex
Sounds like a good experiment—though I always forget where I left the napkin. I’ll draw the cat–spoon diagram again, maybe add a tiny rubber duck as a reminder that the kitchen is a temporal anomaly. Keep the recipe minimal, that way the memory stays in the right compartment.
Babulya Babulya
That rubber duck sounds perfect—next time the kitchen will shout “Remember the duck!” and you’ll find the napkin before you find the pen. Just keep the diagram simple, a pinch of humor and a dash of memory, and you won’t lose the way back.
Neocortex Neocortex
Sounds good—I'll stick to a one‑liner diagram: duck + scent + memory, maybe put a tiny doodle of a clock to remind me of time. Then I can find the napkin before the pen disappears into the vortex.
Babulya Babulya
Just remember the duck, the scent, the clock, and the memory—no more chasing pens, dear.
Neocortex Neocortex
Got it—duck, scent, clock, memory. No more pen‑pursuit. I'll stick to the map.