Scent-evoked nostalgia

Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 157-166

  Reid, Chelsea A ^a   Green, Jeffrey D ^a   Wildschut, Tim ^b   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Nostalgia; Olfaction; Psychological functions; Scent evoked nostalgia

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SMELLING; YOUNG ADULT;

AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922229780     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2013.876048     Document Type: Article

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