Olfactory plasticity between experiencers and others and searching a new treatment for neurological patients.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730626
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: Hoshi University (2015); Showa University (2012-2014)
• Principal Investigator: Jimbo Daiki 星薬科大学, 付置研究所, 寄附講座等客員助教 (60601317)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 匂い機能性 / 嗅覚可塑性 / 匂い神経マップ / 嗅覚心理学 / 神経心理学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently, in Japan, functional fragrances are of particular interest as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. But, despite getting a great deal of coverage, we don’t know where fragrances work in our brain and what make difference of efficacy between patients.So we work positively to visualize the movement of the human brain activity in smelling many fragrances including essential oils. Moreover, we prove individual variation between experiencers and others scientifically based on observation.
By applying our result of experimentation, we hope aroma treatments for neurological patients will advance by this results.

Free Research Field

神経心理学