The Science of Scent Does Musk Sensitivity Depend on Your Receptors?
A study of three odorant receptors connects musk detection thresholds with receptor responses and genetic variation.
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The Science of Scent Can a Green Note Make Vanilla Smell More Like Rum?
A green-smelling compound enhanced vanilla’s rum-like character in expert assessments and changed cultured-cell receptor responses, without proving a direct perceptual mechanism.
The Science of Scent Can Familiar Odors Make Memories More Vivid Than Pictures?
A study of 170 students found a vividness advantage for VapoRub odor over its image, but not vinegar, without establishing greater memory accuracy.
The Science of Scent Can Mixing Strawberry and Caramel Aromas Create a Pineapple Note?
A study of two- and three-component odor mixtures shows how pineapple likeness depends on the molecules combined and the experience of the person smelling them.
The Science of Scent Can Initial Brain Responses Hint at the Fragrances We Later Choose?
Brain patterns linked initial responses to later fabric softener choices in 25 women, with some information persisting after four months of use.
The Science of Scent Do Words for Fragrance-Evoked Feelings Travel Across Cultures?
Odor-emotion scales from Liverpool, Singapore, and Geneva revealed shared dimensions and local differences in the language of fragrance.
The Science of Scent Can Humans Follow a Scent Trail? The Role of Two Nostrils
A human scent-tracking study found benefits from practice and spatially separate nostrils, under controlled conditions with the nose near the ground.
The Science of Scent Vanilla for Comfort, Mint for Energy: Do These Associations Appear in Reaction Times?
Three odor-adapted IAT experiments found faster responses for expected relaxation and energy pairings, without testing actual calming effects.
The Science of Scent Is Recalling a Scene from Its Smell Related to How Easily We Can Describe It?
Data from 106 adults linked odor recognition to emotion and verbal richness, and scene retrieval to familiarity and distinctive descriptions.
The Science of Scent Why Can the Same Fragrance Smell Stronger to Different People?
Genetic and cell-based research links variation in individual odor receptors to intensity and pleasantness, while showing that much perceptual variation remains unexplained.