req.session.user = { name: 'Alexander' }; // we store an object in the session
var session = req.session; // save reference to the session in a variable
console.log( req.session, session ); // {user: Object}, {user: Object}
req.session = {}; // let's replace session with a new object
console.log( req.session, session ); // {}, {user: Object}