The impact of natural odors on affective states in humans

Chemical Senses

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 441-447

  Weber, Sandra T ^a   Heuberger, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Affect; Intensity; Olfaction; Valence; Well being

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SMELL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 45549108248     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjn011     Document Type: Article

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