Olfaction in the Multisensory Processing of Faces: A Narrative Review of the Influence of Human Body Odors

被引:14
作者
Damon, Fabrice [1 ]
Mezrai, Nawel [1 ]
Magnier, Logan [1 ]
Leleu, Arnaud [1 ]
Durand, Karine [1 ]
Schaal, Benoist [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bourgogne Franche Comte, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS,UMR 6265,Inrae, Ctr Sci Gout & Alimentat,Inrae,Dev Ethol & Cognit, Dijon, France
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2021年 / 12卷
关键词
multisensory perception; olfaction; vision; body odor; face processing; emotion; adults; infants; HUMAN KIN RECOGNITION; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PUTATIVE PHEROMONES; MENSTRUAL-CYCLE; MATE CHOICE; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN CHEMOSIGNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; AXILLARY ODORS; BRAIN RESPONSE;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750944
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A recent body of research has emerged regarding the interactions between olfaction and other sensory channels to process social information. The current review examines the influence of body odors on face perception, a core component of human social cognition. First, we review studies reporting how body odors interact with the perception of invariant facial information (i.e., identity, sex, attractiveness, trustworthiness, and dominance). Although we mainly focus on the influence of body odors based on axillary odor, we also review findings about specific steroids present in axillary sweat (i.e., androstenone, androstenol, androstadienone, and estratetraenol). We next survey the literature showing body odor influences on the perception of transient face properties, notably in discussing the role of body odors in facilitating or hindering the perception of emotional facial expression, in relation to competing frameworks of emotions. Finally, we discuss the developmental origins of these olfaction-to-vision influences, as an emerging literature indicates that odor cues strongly influence face perception in infants. Body odors with a high social relevance such as the odor emanating from the mother have a widespread influence on various aspects of face perception in infancy, including categorization of faces among other objects, face scanning behavior, or facial expression perception. We conclude by suggesting that the weight of olfaction might be especially strong in infancy, shaping social perception, especially in slow-maturing senses such as vision, and that this early tutoring function of olfaction spans all developmental stages to disambiguate a complex social environment by conveying key information for social interactions until adulthood.
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