Scents have the ability to affect peoples’ mental states and task performance with to different extents. It has been widely demonstrated that the lemon scent, included in most all-purpose cleaners, elicits stimulation and activation, while the lavender scent elicits relaxation and sedative effects. The present study aimed at investigating and fostering a novel approach to evaluate users’ experience with respect to scents’ effects through the joint employment of Virtual Reality and users’ neurophysiological monitoring, in particular Electroencephalography. In particular, this study, involving 42 participants, aimed to compare the effects of lemon and lavender scents on the deployment of cognitive resources during a daily life experience consisting in a train journey carried out in virtual reality. Our findings showed a significant higher request of cognitive resources during the processing of an informative message for subjects exposed to the lavender scent with respect to the lemon exposure. No differences were found between lemon and lavender conditions on the self‐reported items of pleasantness and involvement; as this study demonstrated, the employment of the lavender scent preserves the quality of the customer experience to the same extent as the more widely used lemon scent.

Forefront users’ experience evaluation by employing together virtual reality and electroencephalography: A case study on cognitive effects of scents / Mancini, M.; Cherubino, P.; Cartocci, G.; Martinez, A.; Borghini, G.; Guastamacchia, E.; Flumeri, G. D.; Rossi, Dario; Modica, E.; Menicocci, S.; Lupo, V.; Trettel, A.; Babiloni, F.. - In: BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3425. - 11:2(2021), pp. 1-21. [10.3390/brainsci11020256]

Forefront users’ experience evaluation by employing together virtual reality and electroencephalography: A case study on cognitive effects of scents

Rossi D.;
2021

Abstract

Scents have the ability to affect peoples’ mental states and task performance with to different extents. It has been widely demonstrated that the lemon scent, included in most all-purpose cleaners, elicits stimulation and activation, while the lavender scent elicits relaxation and sedative effects. The present study aimed at investigating and fostering a novel approach to evaluate users’ experience with respect to scents’ effects through the joint employment of Virtual Reality and users’ neurophysiological monitoring, in particular Electroencephalography. In particular, this study, involving 42 participants, aimed to compare the effects of lemon and lavender scents on the deployment of cognitive resources during a daily life experience consisting in a train journey carried out in virtual reality. Our findings showed a significant higher request of cognitive resources during the processing of an informative message for subjects exposed to the lavender scent with respect to the lemon exposure. No differences were found between lemon and lavender conditions on the self‐reported items of pleasantness and involvement; as this study demonstrated, the employment of the lavender scent preserves the quality of the customer experience to the same extent as the more widely used lemon scent.
2021
Electroencephalography (EEG); Lavender; Lemon; Mental effort; Neuroscience; Scent; Smell; Virtual reality (VR)
Forefront users’ experience evaluation by employing together virtual reality and electroencephalography: A case study on cognitive effects of scents / Mancini, M.; Cherubino, P.; Cartocci, G.; Martinez, A.; Borghini, G.; Guastamacchia, E.; Flumeri, G. D.; Rossi, Dario; Modica, E.; Menicocci, S.; Lupo, V.; Trettel, A.; Babiloni, F.. - In: BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3425. - 11:2(2021), pp. 1-21. [10.3390/brainsci11020256]
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