Behavioral and Neurobiological Convergence of Odor, Mood and Emotion: A Review

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Brett S. East¹  Donald A. Wilson¹  Ioannis Kontaris³ 

[1] Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States;Emotional Brain Institute, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NC, United States;Givaudan UK Limited, Health and Well-being Centre of Excellence, Ashford, United Kingdom;

关键词: odor;    odor perception;    emotion;    fear;    mood;    fragrance;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00035

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The affective state is the combination of emotion and mood, with mood reflecting a running average of sequential emotional events together with an underlying internal affective state. There is now extensive evidence that odors can overtly or subliminally modulate mood and emotion. Relying primarily on neurobiological literature, here we review what is known about how odors can affect emotions/moods and how emotions/moods may affect odor perception. We take the approach that form can provide insight into function by reviewing major brain regions and neural circuits underlying emotion and mood, and then reviewing the olfactory pathway in the context of that emotion/mood network. We highlight the extensive neuroanatomical opportunities for odor-emotion/mood convergence, as well as functional data demonstrating reciprocal interactions between these processes. Finally, we explore how the odor- emotion/mood interplay is, or could be, used in medical and/or commercial applications.

【 授权许可】

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