Sniffing out a solution: How emotional body odors can improve mindfulness therapy for social anxiety.
Journal of Affective Disorders January 15, 2025 Cinzia Cecchetto, Elisa Dal Bò, Emma T Eliasson et al. 5 citations
Human body odors (BOs) serve as an effective means of social communication, with individuals exposed to emotional BOs experiencing a partial replication of the sender's affective state. This phenomenon may be particularly relevant in conditions where social interactions are impaired, such as social anxiety. Our study aimed to investigate if emotional human BOs could augment the benefits of...