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What Does California Smell Like to You?

2025/3/21
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Mina Kim: 气味常常被忽视，但它是比其他任何事物都能更快地唤起对某个地方记忆的东西。 Maxwell Williams: 我喜欢茉莉花香，它能让我想起洛杉矶河边的春天。我喜欢牛粪味，它让我想起我的家乡佛蒙特州。 Aashish Manglik: 红杉树的气味让我想起加州的夏天野营。新鲜酿造啤酒的气味是我的旧金山记忆。气味能直接进入大脑，并与记忆紧密联系，这可能是因为嗅觉是一种原始的感觉。嗅觉与认知能力有关，丧失嗅觉会影响情绪。嗅觉训练可以帮助恢复因感染而丧失的嗅觉。嗅觉丧失可能是神经退行性疾病的早期症状。人类的嗅觉能力比我们想象的要强大得多。人类可以感知到非常低浓度的气味，并能精确地区分不同的气味。人类可以凭借嗅觉察觉到他人是否生病。 Biana: 失去嗅觉让我失去了对地方的感知。 Lindy: 我小时候喜欢吃柏油。 Steve: 地点可以触发对以前气味的记忆，即使该气味不再存在。 Maxwell Williams: 太平洋沿岸的气味与大西洋沿岸不同。嗅觉词汇匮乏，人们常常借用其他感官的词汇来描述气味。不同的人对同一种气味的喜好不同，这与基因和社会文化有关。坏气味在生活中很重要，它们帮助我们识别危险。通过闻各种气味来锻炼鼻子，可能有助于恢复嗅觉。一些香水试图捕捉加州的气味，但常常缺乏真实性。我尝试过用传统的方法提取茉莉花的香气。想学习制作香水，最好参加课程学习，而不是仅仅依靠网络视频。

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Sequoia trees. Ojai tangerines. Jasmine. Ocean spray. Weed. “Our sense of smell is often overlooked, but it’s the one thing that can bring back memories of a place faster than anything else,” writes Los Angeles Times assistant editor and olfactory artist Maxwell Williams. LA Times readers shared with Williams their most memorable L.A. smells, including the La Brea tar pits, In-N-Out fries and —of course— the beach. And we want to hear from you, wherever you are in the state: What smell reminds you of California? We’ll talk about the unique scents that surround us in the Golden State.

Guests:

**Maxwell Williams, **assistant editor of West Coast Experiences, Los Angeles Times

**Aashish Manglik, **associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, UCSF

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