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Physiological effects of emotional odors
Author(s) -
Lorig T. S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of cosmetic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1468-2494
pISSN - 0142-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2004.00219_05.x
Subject(s) - odor , skin conductance , psychology , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , medicine , biomedical engineering
Advances in neuromaging have provided new and exciting knowledge concerning how odors come to activate emotional systems in the brain. Often neglected are the concomitant changes that follow this activation throughout the body. Odor‐induced emotional changes in peripheral physiological systems will be critically discussed including changes in respiration, muscle tone, skin conductance and heart rate. Multidimensional patterning of these responses may prove especially valuable in identifying subtle emotional response. Research to date, however, contains few examples of successful response patterning related to odors.