2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of heredity and environment on physiological responses to natural odors
| Project/Area Number |
22657068
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied anthropology
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| Research Institution | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUNETSUGU Yuko 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 構造利用研究領域, 主任研究員 (00360397)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 嗅覚 / 生理応答 / 近赤外分光分析法 / 心拍変動性 |
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| Research Abstract |
The physiological responses of infants aged 1-3 months old to odors were measured. The brain activity tended to increase in response to the odors, but also rose when a control stimuli(odorless air) was given. The heart rate tended to decrease in response to the odor ofα-pinene but remained unchanged in response to the other odors. No changes were observed in sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous activities and salivary alpha-amylase activity.
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