香りの科学

Can Fragrance Change How Fresh the Same Voice Sounds?

Women rated one man’s recording at six pitches in a scented room. This study explored fragrance selection, voice impressions, and listeners’ moods using a 10% statistical threshold.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Does Fear Change the Combination of Chemicals in Sweat?

Sweat was collected from 24 men during fear, happiness, and calm conditions to examine volatile-compound patterns and candidate chemicals behind the differences.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Do Odor-Evoked Memories Feel Different at Different Ages?

Older Japanese adults rated odor-evoked memories as more pleasant and vivid than younger adults. The study examined seven dimensions, including nostalgia.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Names Can Change Odor Pleasantness Without Visual Imagery

Spoken names changed odor pleasantness in early-blind, late-blind, and sighted participants. The study examines a link between words and smell that does not require visual imagery.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Does Masking an Unpleasant Odor with Lemon Make It Disappear?

Citral masked caproic acid in some measures, yet lemon-like quality and brain activity still differed. Reward-associated feedback did not improve discrimination.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Can Fragranced Cosmetics Change Impressions of Personality?

Body odor collected with usual cosmetics smelled more pleasant and attractive, while some personality judgments became more distant from self-ratings.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Can a Fragrance Smell Good Yet Leave You Wanting No More?

A small experiment found that pleasantness and the desire for another sniff changed differently with repetition, with different patterns in men and women.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

How Does Temperature Change the Aroma and Feel of Coffee and Green Tea?

Tastings of coffee and green tea at 65°C, 25°C, and 5°C changed the aroma and emotion words people selected, as well as their liking.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Traces of Patchouli in an Ancient Roman Perfume Bottle?

Residues in a rock-crystal vessel were consistent with a patchouli-derived fragrance and vegetable fat. Researchers also examined its mineral stopper and seal.

2026.10.19

香りの科学

Why Does Houttuynia cordata Smell Like Fish?

3-Oxododecanal was important to the distinctive fish-like aroma. Concentration measurements, aroma reconstitution, and omission tests also explored differences between rhizomes and leaves.

2026.10.19

香りの科学