Trial reportExperimental brain research2015
Visually induced motion sickness can be alleviated by pleasant odors.
Trial report in Experimental brain research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of olfactory stimulation on postural control in adults: A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of Virtual Reality in Patients with Eating Disorders: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
- Examining potential effects of arousal, valence, and likability of music on visually induced motion sickness.Experimental brain research · 2020Trial
- Using vibrotactile cues as a method of reducing cybersickness in younger and older adults.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- A Wearable Brain-Computer Interface for Mitigating Car Sickness via Attention Shifting.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Is it all in your head? Reducing virtual reality induced cybersickness by pleasant odor imagery.PloS one · 2025Article
- Mixing transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation and galvanic cutaneous stimulation to decrease simulator adaptation syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil on the nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy patients: a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Use of virtual reality exercises in disaster preparedness training: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Nutritional and Behavioral Countermeasures as Medication Approaches to Relieve Motion Sickness: A Comprehensive Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Determining Work-Rest Schedules for Visual Tasks That Use Optical Head-Mounted Displays Based on Visual Fatigue and Visually Induced Motion Sickness Recovery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Emotions are associated with the genesis of visually induced motion sickness in virtual reality.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Chewing gum reduces visually induced motion sickness.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Scent in Motion: On the Multiple Uses of Ambient Scent in the Context of Passenger Transport.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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- Motion sickness: an overview.Drugs in context · 2019Review
- The Neurophysiology and Treatment of Motion Sickness.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2018Review
- The efficacy of airflow and seat vibration on reducing visually induced motion sickness.Experimental brain research · 2017Article
- Motion Sickness: Current Knowledge and Recent Advance.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2016Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Visually induced motion sickness (VIMS) is a common side effect in virtual environments and simulators. Several countermeasures against VIMS exist, but a reliable method to prevent or ease VIMS is unfortunately still missing. In the present study, we tested whether olfactory cues can alleviate VIMS. Sixty-two participants were exposed to a 15-min-long video showing a first-person-view bicycle ride that had successfully induced VIMS in previous studies. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups; the first group was exposed to a pleasant odor (rose) while watching the video, the second group was exposed to an unpleasant odor (leather), and the third group was not exposed to any odor. VIMS was measured using a verbal rating scale (0-20) and the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire. Results showed that only half of the participants who were exposed to the odor did notice it (n = 21), whereas the other half failed to detect the odor. However, among those participants who did notice the odor, the rose scent significantly reduced the severity of VIMS compared to the group that did not notice the odor. A moderate positive correlation between odor sensitivity and VIMS showed that participants with higher odor sensitivity also reported stronger VIMS. Our results demonstrate that olfaction can modulate VIMS and that a pleasant odor can potentially reduce VIMS. The relationship between olfactory perception, olfactory sensibility, and VIMS is discussed.
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