[HTML][HTML] Olfactory training–Thirteen years of research reviewed

M Pieniak, A Oleszkiewicz, V Avaro, F Calegari… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The sense of smell is interrelated with psychosocial functioning. Olfactory disorders often
decrease quality of life but treatment options for people with olfactory loss are limited …

[HTML][HTML] Overnight olfactory enrichment using an odorant diffuser improves memory and modifies the uncinate fasciculus in older adults

CC Woo, B Miranda, F Dehkordi-Vakil… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cognitive loss in older adults is a growing issue in our society, and there is a need
to develop inexpensive, simple, effective in-home treatments. This study was conducted to …

Garden smellscape–experiences of plant scents in a nature-based intervention

AM Pálsdóttir, S Spendrup, L Mårtensson… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study explores how participants suffering from stress-related mental disorders describe
their perception, interaction, and lived experience of garden smellscape during their nature …

Odours count: human olfactory ecology appears to be helpful in the improvement of the sense of smell

A Oleszkiewicz, L Heyne… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Odours modify human behaviour. Research in this field develops rapidly, providing more
and more exciting discoveries. In this context, our daily odorous environment has been …

Olfactory training in 8-year-olds increases odour identification ability: a preliminary study

MK Mahmut, M Pieniak, K Resler, VA Schriever… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Olfactory training (OT), smelling odours, twice per day for an extended period, can improve
the olfactory function in adults. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether OT …

Can immersive olfactory training serve as an alternative treatment for patients with smell dysfunction?

YT Chao, F Aden, Ö Göktas, F Schmidt… - Laryngoscope …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Olfactory training (OT) has emerged as a first‐line therapeutic approach to the
management of olfactory dysfunction. Conventional OT (COT) involves the systematic home …

Null cross-modal effects of olfactory training on visual, auditory or olfactory working memory in 6-to 9-year-old children

M Pieniak, M Rokosz, P Nawrocka… - Neuropsychological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Systematic exposure to odours (olfactory training, OT) is a method of smell loss treatment.
Due to olfactory system projections to prefrontal brain areas, OT has been hypothesized to …

The impact of olfactory training using a nasal clip and extended periods of odor exposure

MK Mahmut, A Oelschlägel, A Haehner… - Journal of Sensory …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The standard olfactory training (OT) protocol involves briefly sniffing four different odors,
twice per day, for 12 weeks and significantly increases olfactory function. The current study's …

Is perceptual learning generalisable in the chemical senses? A longitudinal pilot study based on a naturalistic blind wine tasting training scenario

QJ Wang, HM Fernandes, AW Fjaeldstad - Chemosensory Perception, 2021 - Springer
Introduction A growing body of research has demonstrated differences in perceptual,
conceptual, and language abilities between wine experts and novices. However, it is …

Can focused mindfulness training increase olfactory perception? A novel method and approach for quantifying olfactory perception

MK Mahmut, J Fitzek, K Bittrich… - Journal of Sensory …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to examine whether mindfulness‐based training will increase the
perception of odors and odor identification ability using a novel approach to quantifying …