BACKGROUND It is widely believed that the human sense of smell is inferior to that of other
mammals, especially rodents and dogs. This Review traces the scientific history of this idea …

The human sense of smell is still much underappreciated, despite its importance for vital
functions such as warning and protection from environmental hazards, eating behavior and …

The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and
the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated …

The sense of smell is perhaps the most pervasive of all senses, but it is also one of the least
understood and least exploited in HCI. We present Essence, the first olfactory computational …

We report a study examining interspecies emotion transfer via body odors (chemosignals).
Do human body odors (chemosignals) produced under emotional conditions of happiness …

Objective The sense of olfaction has been considered of minor importance in human
communication. In recent years, evidence has emerged that humans might be influenced by …

Body odors serve as signals of kinship, with parents exhibiting a preference for the scent of
their infants, and vice versa. The reciprocal perception of body odors can promote bonding …

Chemical communication is common among animals. In humans, the chemical basis of
social communication has remained a black box, despite psychological and neural research …

Alarm pheromones are widely used in the animal kingdom. Notably, there are 26 published
studies (N= 1652) highlighting a human capacity to communicate fear, stress, and anxiety …

Deaf-blindness limits daily human activities, especially interactive modes of audio and visual
perception. Although the developed standards have been verified as alternative …