The Science of Scent Can Repeated Exposure Make You Like a Smell You Dislike?
After six encounters on separate days, lilac and shampoo became more pleasant. Unpleasant odors and an initially very pleasant scent showed no clear increase.
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The Science of Scent Do Self-Selected Fragranced Products Preserve an Individual Scent?
In a study of 427 raters, body-odor discrimination differed between usual and assigned fragranced products, with different patterns for male and female samples.
The Science of Scent When Tatami and Osmanthus Scents Bring Past Scenes to Mind
A study of 24 older adults explored how personally meaningful odors relate to memory, comfort, and brain activity, including connections with visual regions.
The Science of Scent What Happens to Brain Connectivity Two Hours After Smelling Lavender?
In 14 women, resting-state fMRI tracked lavender exposure and the following two hours. Brain-network changes and perceived relaxation did not tell the same story.
The Science of Scent What Changes in the Brain and Blood When a Scent Brings Back Memories?
A study of 10 people with vivid odor-related memories measured recall, PET brain activity, and blood cytokines to explore how these responses were related.
The Science of Scent Can a Functional Pseudogene Variant Help Explain Sensitivity to a Sweaty Odor?
High sensitivity to isovaleric acid was associated with a functional OR11H7P variant. Cell responses and shared sensitivity across four odors offer clues to individual differences in smell.
The Science of Scent Detecting an Odor but Not the Difference: Mice Smelling Mirror-Image Molecules
Mice lacking dorsal olfactory sensory neurons struggled to distinguish mirror-image molecules at concentrations where they could detect an odor, offering clues to the role of sensitive receptor inputs.
The Science of Scent Can a Smell Change Your Impression of the Same Face?
A jasmine scent or an unpleasant odor shifted ratings of the same faces. A one-second gap helped researchers explore carryover into impressions and EEG responses.
The Science of Scent Can Stimulation of One Nostril Draw Visual Attention to That Side?
Stimulation of one nostril sometimes sped responses to visual targets on the same side. Seven experiments explored the timing of this cross-sensory shift.
The Science of Scent Does the Smell of Cooked Beef Linger for an Hour? A Study of 40 Homes
Air samples from 40 homes showed lingering cooking odor after one hour, with kitchen ventilation run only during cooking. What do the measurements mean?