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香りの科学

香りの科学

Do Identical Twins Share the Raw Materials of Body Odor?

A study of 12 identical-twin pairs found similar underarm odor-precursor profiles, alongside clear day-to-day variation.
香りの科学

Can American Wisteria Flowers Smell Like Tropical Fruit?

A study of one American wisteria plant identified tropical-fruity 4MMP, linalool and eugenol as major contributors to its floral scent.
香りの科学

Can Body-Odor Production Be Suppressed Without Killing Bacteria?

Culture experiments found that licorice root extract and EPC-K1 reduced diacetyl production through different metabolic effects, without observed bactericidal activity.
香りの科学

Are the Colors That Match an Odor Universal?

Six cultural groups associated the same odors with colors in partly different ways. Shared within-group patterns did not translate into universal color labels.
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Can Pleasant Odors Make Faces Look More Attractive, but Not Younger?

Pleasant odors increased attractiveness ratings for recently viewed faces, while perceived age depended on a different interaction with visual facial cues.
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Can Choosing an Odor Make You Like It More a Week Later?

Three experiments explored how odor preferences change after choosing, including memory tests and payment decisions made without knowing the next odor.
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Does Seeing Strawberries Make an Odorized Drink Taste Sweeter?

Recognizable food pictures were associated with higher sweetness ratings than abstract images, but an inconsistency in trial order limits claims about lasting effects.
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Can Odorless Tears Have Chemical Effects on Other People?

A study of women’s emotional tears found lower retaliation ratios in men during a monetary game, alongside receptor responses and changes in brain activity.
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Does the Scent of New Tatami Develop as Mat Rush Dries?

Alongside green grass notes, some compounds evoke caramel or vanilla. This study explores mat rush odorants and the role of drying by comparing fresh rush with dried rush with and without mud treatment.
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Do Rose and Grapefruit Produce Different Short-Term Bodily Responses?

A study examined six essential oils using blood-pressure fluctuations and blood catecholamines. We interpret the different changes seen with rose, grapefruit, and other oils in light of the measurement conditions and comparisons.