Display options
Cite
Sugawara Y, Sugimoto C, Minabe S, et al. Use of human senses as sensors. Sensors (Basel). 2009;9(5):3184-204doi: 10.3390/s90503184.
Sugawara, Y., Sugimoto, C., Minabe, S., Iura, Y., Okazaki, M., Nakagawa, N., Seto, M., Maruyama, S., Hirano, M., & Kitayama, I. (2009). Use of human senses as sensors. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 9(5), 3184-204. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90503184
Sugawara, Yoshiaki, et al. "Use of human senses as sensors." Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 9,5 (2009): 3184-204. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s90503184
Sugawara Y, Sugimoto C, Minabe S, Iura Y, Okazaki M, Nakagawa N, Seto M, Maruyama S, Hirano M, Kitayama I. Use of human senses as sensors. Sensors (Basel). 2009;9(5):3184-204. doi: 10.3390/s90503184. Epub 2009 Apr 27. PMID: 22412305; PMCID: PMC3297136.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Sensors (Basel). 2009;9(5):3184-204. doi: 10.3390/s90503184. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

Use of human senses as sensors.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Yoshiaki Sugawara, Chie Sugimoto, Sachiko Minabe, Yoshie Iura, Mai Okazaki, Natuki Nakagawa, Miwa Seto, Saki Maruyama, Miki Hirano, Ichiro Kitayama

Affiliations

  1. Department of Health Science, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 734-8558, Japan.

PMID: 22412305 PMCID: PMC3297136 DOI: 10.3390/s90503184

Abstract

This paper is an overview of our recent findings obtained by the use of human senses as sensors, suggesting that human senses might be indispensable sensors, not only for practical uses but also for gaining a deeper understanding of humans. From this point of view, two kinds of studies, both based on semantic responses of participants, deserve emphasis. One study assessed the efficacy of the photocatalytic elimination of stains or bio-aerosols from an air environment using TiO(2) as well as the photocatalytic deodorizing efficacy of a TiO(2)-type deodorizer; the other study evaluated the changes in perception of a given aroma while inhaling the fragrance of essential oils. In the latter study, we employed a sensory test for evaluating changes in perception of a given aroma. Sensory tests were conducted twice, when participants were undergoing the Kraepelin mental performance test (mental arithmetic) or an auditory task (listening to environmental natural sounds), once before the task (pre-task) and once after the task (post-task). The perception of fragrance was assessed by 13 contrasting pairs of adjectives as a function of the task assigned to participants. The obtained findings illustrate subtle nuances regarding how essential oils manifest their potency and how olfactory discrimination and responses occur in humans.

Keywords: Human senses; photocatalytic efficacy of TiO2; potency of essential oils; sensory evaluation

References

  1. Prog Neurobiol. 1989;33(5-6):387-98 - PubMed
  2. J Neurosci. 2007 Aug 22;27(34):9105-14 - PubMed
  3. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1996;19:517-44 - PubMed
  4. Science. 1971 Jun 4;172(3987):1043-4 - PubMed
  5. Nat Neurosci. 2002 Feb;5(2):124-33 - PubMed
  6. Chemosphere. 2003 Aug;52(5):851-9 - PubMed
  7. Environ Health Perspect. 1986 Nov;69:151-7 - PubMed
  8. Biopsychosoc Med. 2008 Jan 15;2:2 - PubMed
  9. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1988 Jun;54(6):1330-3 - PubMed
  10. Acta Physiol Scand. 1987 Mar;129(3):429-31 - PubMed
  11. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2007;2007:722-5 - PubMed
  12. J Dairy Sci. 2007 Nov;90(11):4925-37 - PubMed
  13. Physiol Rev. 1979 Oct;59(4):919-57 - PubMed
  14. J Physiol. 1957 May 23;136(3):489-97 - PubMed
  15. Cell. 1991 Apr 5;65(1):175-87 - PubMed
  16. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1999;22:487-509 - PubMed
  17. Psychosom Med. 2001 May-Jun;63(3):476-86 - PubMed
  18. Chemosphere. 2001 Apr;43(2):141-6 - PubMed
  19. J Physiol. 1948 Mar 15;107(2):233-8 - PubMed
  20. J Physiol. 1959 Oct;148:108-16 - PubMed
  21. Science. 1971 Jun 4;172(3987):1044-6 - PubMed
  22. J Physiol. 1956 Mar 28;131(3):647-56 - PubMed
  23. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1999 Sep;65(9):4094-8 - PubMed
  24. J Chem Educ. 1966 Oct;43(10):510-20 - PubMed
  25. Science. 2008 Mar 28;319(5871):1842-5 - PubMed
  26. Chem Senses. 1999 Aug;24(4):415-21 - PubMed
  27. J Dairy Sci. 2004 Apr;87(4):777-84 - PubMed
  28. Anal Sci. 2003 Jan;19(1):139-46 - PubMed
  29. Chem Senses. 2000 Feb;25(1):77-84 - PubMed
  30. Clin Sci. 1952 Nov;11(4):429-40 - PubMed
  31. World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Nov 1;10(21):3191-3 - PubMed
  32. Z Kreislaufforsch. 1969 Sep;58(9):917-25 - PubMed
  33. Trends Neurosci. 1991 Jul;14(7):270-2 - PubMed

Publication Types