Open Questions and Challenges

I’m curious to know if there is a way we can retrain our brains to associate a scent to a different memory. What if it is a generic scent that you smell frequently, such as coffee, what memory will it invoke and could you train your mind to invoke a different moment? Also, what specifically about scent is it that we pick up on. For instance, what if I was wearing a specific perfume, my friend was wearing a different cologne, and we were both sipping coffee on a mountain… which smell would I associate to that memory and how will that differ for my friend?

As I was working on my project I also eventually realized that it has the potential to be abused and as such, I think that moving forward in any project we work on we should try to think of possible misuses and ways to combat them.