Smell and Stress Response in the Brain: Review of the Connection between Chemistry and Neuropharmacology

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 26; no. 9; p. 2571
• Main Authors: Masuo, Yoshinori, Satou, Tadaaki, Takemoto, Hiroaki, Koike, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.04.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Animal cognition; anxiety; Apoptosis; aroma; Biomarkers; brain; Brain research; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Candidates; DNA methylation; Endocrine system; Feedback; Hormones; Immunoglobulins; Melatonin; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Nervous system; Neuropeptides; olfaction; Proteins; Review; smell; Stress; Stress response; anxiety; mouse; stress; fatigue; rat; olfaction; brain; smell; human; aroma

The stress response in the brain is not fully understood, although stress is one of the risk factors for developing mental disorders. On the other hand, the stimulation of the olfactory system can influence stress levels, and a certain smell has been empirically known to have a stress-suppressing ef...