The Science of Scent Can We Find an Odor Blend in a Single Vessel?
One-pot Bayesian optimization reduces sample use while matching sensor responses. Matching a machine signal does not guarantee the same perceived odor.
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The Science of Scent Are Simple Ambient Scents Better Than Complex Blends in Shops?
In a study comparing purchases by about 400 customers in a Swiss homewares shop, average spending was higher with an orange scent. We examine the hypothesis involving scent complexity and processing fluency, and its limitations.
The Science of Scent Can Scent Ease Anxiety at the Dentist?
A scent trial at four dental practices enrolled 515 people and analyzed 486, finding no statistically clear overall difference in anxiety. We distinguish additional analyses in women and other groups, scent types, and the conditions of real clinical settings.
The Science of Scent Can Odors Change How Pleasant Photographs Seem?
A study of four odors found small, image-dependent changes in pleasantness, with individual emotional associations influencing the results.
The Science of Scent How Do We Organize Odor Data for AI?
Pyrfume connects olfactory datasets while preserving stimulus conditions and measurement meaning, providing a foundation for research and AI.
The Science of Scent Can an Odor-Delivering Tablet Assess the Sense of Smell?
MultiScent-20 showed preliminary validity and repeatability for odor identification, with limits in population coverage and clinical interpretation.
The Science of Scent Does Knowing an Odor’s Identity Improve Discrimination?
A study of 92 people found no clear discrimination advantage from naming brown sugar and black pepper, distinguishing changes in impressions from fine odor discrimination.
The Science of Scent Can Odors Change How Beverage Labels Are Perceived?
Matching odors increased beverage liking and purchase intentions in an fMRI study, but did not significantly increase expected healthiness.
The Science of Scent Do People Without a Sense of Smell Breathe Differently?
A 24-hour nasal-airflow study found differences in within-breath peaks and sleep patterns in congenital anosmia, not a validated diagnostic test.
The Science of Scent Can Fragrance Change How We See Our Own and Other Faces?
A small study of women found changes in facial ratings and EEG responses with a body-wash fragrance, while leaving the causes and generalizability open.