Body and Odors: Not Just Molecules, After All

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 329-333

  Pazzaglia, Mariella ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Fondazione Santa Lucia   (Italy)

Author keywords

action; body; emotion; empathy; interpersonal interactions; odors; olfactory system; smell; social body; visual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927638380     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721415575329     Document Type: Article

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