The Human Olfaction Laboratory
The Human Olfaction Laboratory was established to examine the effects of exposure to ambient odour on human behaviour. Led by Dr G Neil Martin, the laboratory’s past and current projects include:
- The effects of pleasant and unpleasant odour on pain perception
- The neuroanatomy of smell and taste
- Exposure to pleasant and unpleasant odour and its effects on simulated driving performance
- The development of an Attitudes Towards the Sense of Smell Questionnaire
- Psychophysiological responses to pleasant and unpleasant odour
- The effects of odour on working memory
- The effects of odour on visual recognition memory
- Psychomotor differences following odour administration
- Public understanding of and beliefs about aromatherapy
- Frontal lobe performance in workers from food-related industries
Selected output
Martin, G.N. The neuropsychology of smell and taste. Psychology Press, in preparation.
Martin, G.N. Psychology in and out of the kitchen. Monograph, Institute of Cultural Research, in preparation.
Martin, G.N. & Chaudry, A. Beyond Proust? Olfactory effects on short term and working memory, submitted.
Martin, G.N. (2010). Psychology in and out of the kitchen. Invited speaker, Institute of Cultural Ideas, London, November.
Martin, G.N. (2010). To make your heart-strings crack: The psychology of scent. Guest lecture, Unilever/Firmenich workshop, London, August.
Martin, G.N. (2009). The psychology of chocolate. 1st London International Confectioners’ Conference, December, British Museum.
Martin, G.N & Cooper, J. Adding zest to difficult journeys: odour effects on simulated driving performance. Revised and resubmitted, Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Martin, G.N. & Cooper, J.A. (2007). Adding zest to difficult journeys: odour effects on simulated driving performance. BPS Annual Conference, York, March.
Martin, G.N. (2006). The effect of exposure to odour on the experience of pain perception. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 613-616.
Martin, G.N. (2006). The failure of aromatherapy? The effect of pleasant and unpleasant odour on pain perception. BPS Annual Conference, March.
Martin, G.N. (2006). The neuroanatomy of smell and taste. In T. Jaine and H. Davidson (Eds), The Oxford Companion to Food. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Martin, G.N. (2006). Human neuropsychology. Second edition. Harlow: Prentice Hall Europe
Martin, G.N. (2004). A neuroanatomy of flavour. Petits Propos Culinaires, 76, 58-79.
Martin, G.N, Jalambrandt, M, Jorgensen, H & Furnham, A. (2004). Beliefs about aromatherapy I: A comparison between Chinese herbal medicine and herbal medicine students. Journal of Social, Environmental and Health Issues, 5, 1,11-16.
Martin, G.N, Jalambrandt, M, Jorgensen, H. & Furnham, A (2004). Beliefs about aromatherapy II: A comparison between first and final year herbal medicine students. Journal of Social, Environmental and Health Issues, 5, 1, 23-26.
Martin, G.N. (2004). Human neuropsychology. Greek translation.
Martin, G.N. (2003). Essential biological psychology. London: Arnold/Hodder.
Martin, G.N (2003). Chef’s brains. Restaurant Magazine,
Martin, G.N, Apena, F, Chaudry, Z, Mulligan, Z. & Nixon, C. (2001). The development of an attitudes towards the sense of smell questionnaire (SoSQ) and a comparison of different professions’ responses. North American Journal of Psychology, 3, 3, 491-502.
Gould, A. & Martin, G.N (2001). ‘A good odour to breathe?’ The effects of pleasant ambient odour on human visual vigilance. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 15, 2, 225-232.
Martin, G.N (2001). For dangerous roads, keep a sweet bouquet handy. The Times Higher Education Supplement, July.
Martin, G.N (2000). There’s more neuroscience. American Psychologist, February, 275-276.
Martin, G.N (2000). On the right scent. The Psychologist, 13, 5, 256-257.
Martin, G.N (2000). Scents and nonsense in psychology or how Cinderella really behaves. Invited lecture, The Royal Institution, London, February.
Martin, G.N (2000). The psychology of smell. Middlesex University Psychology Society.
Martin, G.N (1999). Smell: can we use it to manipulate behaviour? Invited lecture, the Royal Society for the Arts, London, March.
Martin, G.N (1999). Smell: can we use it to manipulate behaviour? Invited lecture, London Guildhall University, November.
Martin, G.N (1999). Smell- can we use it to manipulate behaviour? The Royal Society of Arts Journal, 3|4, 82-83.
Martin, G.N (1999). If you can smell it, you can sell it. The Times, 26 June 1999, p17.
