Gregory N Bratman, Cecilia Bembibre, Gretchen C Daily, Richard L Doty, Thomas Hummel, Lucia F Jacobs, Peter H Kahn, Connor Lashus, Asifa Majid, John D Miller, Anna Oleszkiewicz, Hector Olvera-Alvarez, Valentina Parma, Anne M Riederer, Nancy Long Sieber, Jonathan Williams, Jieling Xiao, Chia-Pin Yu, John D Spengler
The world is undergoing massive atmospheric and ecological change, driving unprecedented challenges to human well-being. Olfaction is a key sensory system through which these impacts occur. The sense of smell influences quality of and satisfaction with life, emotion, emotion regulation, cognitive function, social interactions, dietary choices, stress, and depressive symptoms. Exposures via the olfactory pathway can also lead to (anti-)inflammatory outcomes. Increased understanding is needed regarding the ways in which odorants generated by nature (i...
May 17, 2024: Science Advances