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Smelling Familiar Scents May Help Depressed Individuals In Their Recovery: Study

Familiar scents facilitate the recall of specific autobiographical memories in people with depression that could help in their recovery. (Credit: pixabay/ MarionF)

Smelling familiar scents might help depressed individuals in their recovery, a recent study revealed. Researchers found that familiar scents could be more powerful than words in bringing depressed people out of negative thoughts.

Familiar scents facilitate the recall of specific autobiographical memories in people with depression that could help in their recovery, according to the study published in Jama Network Open by a research team from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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