Proust’s Memory Trigger: Exploring Involuntary Memory and its Enduring Influence
Introduction The scent of rain on hot asphalt. It’s a smell that instantly transports me back to childhood summers, playing in the street after a sudden downpour, the air thick with petrichor and the promise of a rainbow. It’s a memory seemingly unrelated to my current context, yet powerfully and vividly present. This phenomenon, where…
