Can ambient scent enhance the nightlife experience?

Chemosensory Perception

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-64

  Schifferstein, Hendrik N J ^a   Talke, Katrin S S ^b   Oudshoorn, Dirk Jan ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c MoodScent   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Club; Experience; Fragrance; Mood; Smell

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT SCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCE CLUB; DANCING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; MUSIC; NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCE; ODOR; ORANGE SCENT; PEPPERMINT SCENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEAWATER SCENT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL LIFE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79959261105     PISSN: 19365802     EISSN: 19365810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12078-011-9088-2     Document Type: Article

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