The Science of Scent 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.
The Science of Scent
The Science of Scent 
The Science of Scent Six Ingredients Blend into the Scent of Red-Fruit Cordial
Removing an ingredient or changing its proportion can reshape a mixture. Experiments in humans and rabbit pups explore perceiving the whole while retaining information about its parts.
The Science of Scent 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.
The Science of Scent 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.
The Science of Scent Can the Faint-Smelling Compound Cedrol Change How Quickly You Fall Asleep?
Overnight recordings in 11 young women found differences in sleep onset and total sleep time with cedrol, but not in deep sleep or ratings on waking.
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.
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.