5. Many doors in the brain seem to open onto memories. For example, a whiff of cinnamon may unleash memories of your childhood kitchen or of a bakery or restaurant. Likewise, gesturing may open a door to a word or a memory, especially one with a spatial (high, low, or wide) or movement connotation

(here or there). When someone is looking for the right word that connotes motion, for example, hands may help. Do you gesture often? What sorts of gestures do you make? How do members of your family gesture?