Düfte beeinflussen nicht nur Emotionen und das Gedächtnis, sondern auch die Schmerzwahrnehmung. Dieser Zusammenhang ist Gegenstand der modernen Schmerzforschung und könnte zu neuen therapeutischen Ansätzen führen.
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Goßrau, G., Hähner, A. Mit Düften gegen Schmerzen. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 162 (Suppl 1), 70–72 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-020-0301-6
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