The Power of Scent : How Smells Seduce and Heal / by Hanns Hatt, Regine Dee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatt, Hanns.

Contributor:

Dee, Regine.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurosciences.

Human physiology.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Neurophysiology.

Neuroscience.

Human Physiology.

Cognitive Neuroscience.

Local Subjects:

Neuroscience.

Human Physiology.

Cognitive Neuroscience.

Neurophysiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

Nothing is possible without the nose! We breathe, smell and taste with it. Smells warn us of dangers, and scents can awaken memories and feelings. All without including the mind. The nose decides who we find seductive or who we simply can't smell. We often only realize how important smell is when illnesses like corona rob us of this sense. Everyone's scent preferences are individual. Just like our own scent, which sends out messages and helps us find a partner. The exciting thing is: We don't just perceive these messages with our nose; scents have an effect on the whole body. As the latest scientific research has shown, they can also accelerate the healing of wounds, change the heartbeat and improve hair growth and digestion. They also influence the brain: we may become calmer or more active. Even tumor cells react to scents and reduce their growth. Conversely, tumor cells themselves emit odorous substances, which trained dogs can recognize. This book is a translation of the original German edition “Die Lust am Duft” by Hanns Hatt and Regine Dee, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE in 2023. The translation was done with the help of an artificial intelligence machine translation tool. The authors subsequently revised and added new content, and the text was copy-edited to enhance its style.

Contents:

Preface

How Smelling Works

The Nose never Sleeps

Three Specialists for Perfect Taste

Happiness Makers for the Brain

The Good Sense of Smell in Animals

The Secret Messages of Pheromones

The Scent of Flying Sex Machines

Deception and Trickery with Irresistible Scents

Nobody Smells as Good as You

Cold Sweat and Baby Scent

Diagnostics with the Nose

Smelling with Skin and Hair

Scents as Therapy Aids

Fragrances against Tumor Cells

When Scents Go to Our Heads

When the Nose Goes Blind

Of Stinky Fruits and Moldy Cheese

Get Slim Faster with Bitter Substances

The Scent of Christmas

The Sophisticated Palate Games of Wine

Whether Drugs or Truffles: Dogs are Perfect Sniffers

Detection Dogs in Medical Use

Animal Super Noses Help Humans

Divine Fragrances and Worldly Perfumes

In the Frenzy of Fragrances

Marketing with a Feel-Good Factor

From Smell Training to Brain Jogging

The Future: eNoses in Medicine

Truffles, Tea, and Bugs: Searching for Species with the eNose

Nanoprostheses and Natural Replacement Noses.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-031-88524-4

OCLC:

1528567646