Combined non-adaptive light and smell stimuli lowered blood pressure, reduced heart rate and reduced negative affect
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- 作者：Shan Dong ; Tim J.C. Jacob ; jacob@cardiff.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：SAD ; seasonal affective disorder ; POMS ; Profile of Mood States ; BLT ; Bright light therapy ; MDD ; Major Depressive Disorder ; GAD ; Generalised Anxiety Disorder ; TMD ; Total Mood Disturbance ; CB ; Confusion-Bewilderment ; AH ; Anger-Hostility ; DD ; Dejection-Depression ; TA ; Tension-Anxiety ; FI ; Fatigue-Inertia ; VA ; Vigour-Activity ; BP ; blood pressure ; HR ; heart rate
- 刊名：Physiology & Behavior
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：156
- 期：Complete
- 页码：94-105
- 全文大小：1241 K
文摘
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A non-adaptive light-smell stimulus protocol is described
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Lemon, lavender and peppermint essential oil odours were tested
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Light + smell stimulation reduced blood pressure and heart rate
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Light + lemon odour induced the greatest mood changes
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The combination of light + smell was more effective than either smell or light alone