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Can Sensory Neuroscience Rewire Cosmetic Product Development

The company’s research is claimed to reveal that sensory experiences can have deeper and more lasting neurological effects than previously understood.

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Report: Depression Suppresses Ability to Smell

A report just published in the journal Neuroscience finds reduced olfactory function and bulb volume in severely depressed people.

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Crossing Sensory Boundaries at SCC Annual Meeting

Cross-modal sensory integration took to the main stage at the 2019 SCC Annual Meeting and Technology Showcase, including the keynote on neuroscience-inspired cosmetic design and a talk on acoustic measurements of hair conditioning.

Stanford-Trained Biologist and Surgeon Introduces Science-Backed Fragrance House

SIX7 worked with a combined team of neuroscientists, chemists and sensory designers to develop its compounds, called “codes.”

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New Mouse Study Reveals the Brain’s 'Temporal Filter' for Odor Identity and Why Concentration May Matter Less Than Timing

Odor perception may be governed less by static receptor maps and more by dynamic temporal coding across neural networks.

Maurizio Volpi, president of Fragrance & Beauty, says, 'Myrissi represents a step change for the [i]ndustry. As e-commerce remains the privileged channel for customers, we must answer their need of an olfactive digital experience, something impossible to address until now.'

Givaudan Unveils AI Technology Myrissi to Predict Emotional Perception of Fragrance

The tech is the result of a decade of academic research in brain imagery and AI, to decode the spontaneous olfactory connection with color.

IFRA UK’s Fragrance Forum 2022 will explore how our sense of smell defines us and the world around us.

IFRA UK Fragrance Forum 2022 Explores Sense of Smell

Results from the National Smell Survey will also be revealed at this event.

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Givaudan Puts You to Sleep With DreamScentz

A recent patent-pending technology by Givaudan is looking to improve quality of sleep through the power of scent.

Study Identifies Receptors Connecting Smell to Appetite When Fasting

A study has found that cannabinoid type-1 (CB1) receptors in the brain promote food intake in mice subjected to fasting and hunger by increasing odor detection.

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Top 5 Fragrance Headlines of November 2025

Find out which articles in the fragrance space captured our readers' attention.

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Top 5 Fragrance Articles of January 2026

Find out which fragrance headlines caught our readers' eye.

After the two keynote lectures, an interactive creative session in which the audience will hear from four early career perfumers who have created a fragrance from a personal memory will take place.

IFRA UK Fragrance Forum 2023 is Set for Mid-October

The forum will be examining, and unpicking, the interaction between our sense of smell and our brains.

6 Digital Technology Innovation Debuts in Fragrance in 2023

From artificial intelligence platforms to dosing robots, here are the latest launches.

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Patent Pick: Isopulegol Arousal

We consumers take things too seriously. This is evident from the growing demand for products that boost our morale or relax us. While marketers offer numerous (profitable) solutions, perhaps good, old-fashioned fragrance is the answer; that's what a new patent application suggests.

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Keep Calm and Smell Linalool: Study Confirms Anti-anxiety Link

Researchers believe that with this study that they can develop clinical applications for linalool scents in treating various anxiety disorders.

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Barcelona Perfumery Congress 2025 Celebrates Record-Breaking Edition, Marking Milestone in International Growth

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dsm-firmenich Announces Launch of Fragrance Innovation, emotiOn social connection

The company and its collaborators created a behavioral testing methodology to measure human reactions in the context of social interactions.