On the scent of happiness
SCIENTISTS hope to develop a perfume that evokes the universal scent of happiness.
They believe they can come up with a fragrance that puts anyone who sniffs it in a better mood.
Researchers at a fragrance company in Kent are investigating the brainwaves of volunteers from Europe and Japan to discover the distinctive smell that makes all people feel cheerful.
They have created a method of identifying scents that provoke the same response in everyone who smells them, reports New Scientist.
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SCIENTISTS hope to develop a perfume that evokes the universal scent of happiness.
They believe they can come up with a fragrance that puts anyone who sniffs it in a better mood.
Researchers at a fragrance company in Kent are investigating the brainwaves of volunteers from Europe and Japan to discover the distinctive smell that makes all people feel cheerful.
They have created a method of identifying scents that provoke the same response in everyone who smells them, reports New Scientist.
brought to you by: Scotsmans National Newspaper Online
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