What the article suggests is that it may very well be vibrations caused by energy input that give each smell it's particular scent? It's a controversial idea within mainstream science, as the leading concept on smell is thought to be determined by the shape of the molecules, and not by vibrations. Yet, to my mind, vibrations are probably the alphabet of the universe, with each vibration, it's amplitude and wavelength, analogous to a letter, and a group of vibrations harmonising at a particular energy level analogous to a word, which our brains process into real world experiences, or qualia effects.
The idea carried within the article actually correllates to an idea I have held for nigh on 16 years or more regarding consciousness, as I believe it to be a by-product of energy interactions at quantum level placing the organism into a conscious state. The type and sophistication of consciousness that arises within an organism is determined by the organism's physical structure and internal processing systems. Man has the most sophisticated and complex modular processing system - his brain, and thus his conscious state is apropos to such complexity.
I have discussed my theory in past posts on ATS, I'll try to dig them up so that if the reader is interested enough, they can judge for themselves if there exists a correllation.
www.bbc.co.uk
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