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Why do smells bring back memories?
Certain scents bring back memories for all of us. Dr Jon Simons, from the University of Cambridge, UK, is a memory expert and demonstrates how scent can be so evocative by experimenting on CrowdScience presenter Marnie Chesterton.
(Image: A little girl smelling a rose. Credit: Getty Images)
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