An olfactory stimulus modifies nighttime sleep in young men and women

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 889-904

  Goel, Namni ^a   Kim, Hyungsoo ^a   Lao, Raymund P ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Circadian; Gender differences; Mood; Nonphotic; Odor; Polysomnography; Poms; Sleep; Sleepiness; Soporific

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAVENDER; MALE; MOOD; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY STIMULUS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SMELLING; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGING; AROMATHERAPY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; OILS, VOLATILE; OLFACTORY BULB; PLANT OILS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 27644485489     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500263276     Document Type: Article

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