ReviewCognitive research: principles and implications2021
The scent of attraction and the smell of success: crossmodal influences on person perception.
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- Perceived Ostomy odor and body image disturbance in colorectal cancer survivors: differences by ostomy status and sex.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Behavioral mapping of multisensory experience and engagement in accessible gardens: a case study of Xuanwu Lake Park, Nanjing.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The interactive influence mechanism of visual and olfactory stimuli on college students' preferences for campus green spaces.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mate assessment based on physical characteristics: a review and reflection.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Social odor choice buffers drug craving.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024Article
- The Effect of Odor Valence on Facial Attractiveness Judgment: A Preliminary Experiment.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- A three-factor benefits framework for understanding consumer preference for scented household products: psychological interactions and implications for future development.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Review
- You See What You Smell: Preferential Processing of Chemosensory Satiety Cues and Its Impact on Body Shape Perception.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- How Semantically Labeled Scent-Gender Associations Influence the Evaluations of Scent and Texture.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Olfaction in the Multisensory Processing of Faces: A Narrative Review of the Influence of Human Body Odors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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Abstract
In recent decades, there has been an explosion of research into the crossmodal influence of olfactory cues on multisensory person perception. Numerous peer-reviewed studies have documented that a variety of olfactory stimuli, from ambient malodours through to fine fragrances, and even a range of chemosensory body odours can influence everything from a perceiver's judgments of another person's attractiveness, age, affect, health/disease status, and even elements of their personality. The crossmodal and multisensory contributions to such effects are reviewed and the limitations/peculiarities of the research that have been published to date are highlighted. At the same time, however, it is important to note that the presence of scent (and/or the absence of malodour) can also influence people's (i.e., a perceiver's) self-confidence which may, in turn, affect how attractive they appear to others. Several potential cognitive mechanisms have been put forward to try and explain such crossmodal/multisensory influences, and some of the neural substrates underpinning these effects have now been characterized. At the end of this narrative review, a number of the potential (and actual) applications for, and implications of, such crossmodal/multisensory phenomena involving olfaction are outlined briefly.
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