ReviewBrain sciences2016
The Role of Odor-Evoked Memory in Psychological and Physiological Health.
Review in Brain sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07383337 (A Randomized, Double-blind Crossover Pilot Trial to Compare the Olfactory Perception of a Fragrance-Loaded SpECs Over Time), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized, Double-blind Crossover Pilot Trial to Compare the Olfactory Perception of a Fragrance-Loaded SpECs Over Time
Who cites it
47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 268 citations in OpenAlex.
- Creatively Adapting Touch-Based Practices to the Web Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- The scent of emotions: A systematic review of human intra- and interspecific chemical communication of emotions.Brain and behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of aromatherapy on chemotherapy-related symptom management.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Pleasant olfactory cues can reduce cigarette craving.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2019Trial
- Olfactory Memory Dysfunction in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Positive early-life olfactory memory is rooted in the olfactory bulb and triggers large-scale changes beyond the olfactory system.PLoS biology · 2026Article
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- An experimental study of the acute effects of visual and olfactory nature stimuli on task performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Olfactory perception and wellbeing across hormonal contraceptive users and menstrual cycle phases.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Olfactory context and memory across the adult lifespan: effects on mnemonic discrimination and olfactory function.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Pleasant odors specifically promote a soothing autonomic response and brain-body coupling through respiratory modulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Using Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs): Preliminary Evidence on Memory and Comprehension Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Olfactory EEG based Alzheimer disease classification through transformer based feature fusion with tunableFrontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Neurophysiological study of consumer emotional reactions in a simulated multisensory retail environment.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Toxicological evaluation of volatile organic compounds emitted from scented candles:Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- What emotions are elicited by smells in Japanese people? Emotional measurement using a universal scale in Japanese.PloS one · 2025Article
- Cues for odor naming affect performance and brain connectivity.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Nocturnal exposure to a preferred ambient scent does not affect dream emotionality or post-sleep core affect valence in young adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Memory effects of visual and olfactory landmark information in human wayfinding.Cognitive processing · 2024Article
- Olfactory Dysfunction following COVID-19 and the Potential Benefits of Olfactory Training.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
This article discusses the special features of odor-evoked memory and the current state-of-the-art in odor-evoked memory research to show how these unique experiences may be able to influence and benefit psychological and physiological health. A review of the literature leads to the conclusion that odors that evoke positive autobiographical memories have the potential to increase positive emotions, decrease negative mood states, disrupt cravings, and reduce physiological indices of stress, including systemic markers of inflammation. Olfactory perception factors and individual difference characteristics that would need to be considered in therapeutic applications of odor-evoked-memory are also discussed. This article illustrates how through the experimentally validated mechanisms of odor-associative learning and the privileged neuroanatomical relationship that exists between olfaction and the neural substrates of emotion, odors can be harnessed to induce emotional and physiological responses that can improve human health and wellbeing.
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