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Scent of Desire and researcher on the psychological science of smell. Smell and emotional memory have a fundamental neurological link, making it possible (but not guaranteed) to change your mood with a whiff of freshly baked cookies. But there’s a catch: Our brains quickly acclimate to scents—15 minutes, max—so a single candle will only go so far. “My recommendation is to have a bunch of different scents to create emotional atmospheres and transport yourself somewhere else,�...