A pleasant familiar odor influences perceived stress and peripheral nervous system activity during normal aging

Effects of smells on stress have been demonstrated in animals and humans, suggesting that inhaling certain odorants may counteract the negative effects of stress. Because stress plays a key role in cerebral aging, the present study set out to examine whether positive odor effects on perceived stress...

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Main Authors: Pauline eJoussain, Catherine eRouby, Moustafa eBENSAFI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00113/full