Table 4 The changes of brain activity during experiment.

From: A pilot study on the effects of olfactory stimulation with white musk aromatic oil on psychophysiological activity: a crossover study

 

Before olfactory stimulation presented

Olfactory stimulation is attached on the wall

After 10 min inhalation and stimulus ejected from the wall

Unscented (mean ± SD)

White Musk (mean ± SD)

p*

Unscented (mean ± SD)

White Musk (mean ± SD)

p*

Unscented (mean ± SD)

White Musk (mean ± SD)

p*

Theta (θ)

 F3

56.907 ± 2.22

56.875 ± 1.59

1

57.165 ± 2.055

56.91 ± 1.646

1

57.255 ± 1.916

56.996 ± 1.656

1

 F4

57.305 ± 2.393

57.413 ± 1.665

1

57.61 ± 2.185

57.491 ± 1.545

1

57.732 ± 2.166

57.689 ± 1.594

1

 C3

57.071 ± 2.05

56.883 ± 1.566

1

57.263 ± 1.788

57.011 ± 1.508

1

57.415 ± 1.767

57.062 ± 1.529

1

 C4

57.239 ± 2.2

56.789 ± 1.905

1

57.532 ± 2.052

57.028 ± 1.769

1

57.742 ± 2.148

57.139 ± 1.711

1

 P3

56.932 ± 2.333

56.896 ± 1.919

1

57.002 ± 2.002

56.877 ± 1.636

1

57.228 ± 2.016

56.82 ± 1.544

1

 P4

57.015 ± 2.586

56.356 ± 1.951

0.984

57.18 ± 2.244

56.615 ± 1.788

1

57.4 ± 2.306

56.528 ± 1.652

1

 O1

56.186 ± 2.854

55.774 ± 2.079

1

56.614 ± 2.557

55.882 ± 1.812

1

57.018 ± 2.725

56.235 ± 1.885

1

 O2

56.478 ± 2.845

55.738 ± 2.605

0.672

56.755 ± 2.52

55.789 ± 2.037

0.808

57.104 ± 2.631

56.164 ± 2.016

1

Alpha (α)

 F3

57.664 ± 2.804

57.674 ± 2.346

1

56.544 ± 3.328

56.537 ± 2.686

1

56.423 ± 3.471

56.323 ± 2.898

1

 F4

58.144 ± 2.925

58.212 ± 2.388

1

57.17 ± 3.337

57.174 ± 2.671

1

57.082 ± 3.426

56.987 ± 2.85

1

 C3

58.856 ± 2.98

58.728 ± 2.457

1

57.803 ± 3.34

57.504 ± 2.786

1

57.651 ± 3.56

57.347 ± 2.888

1

 C4

59.241 ± 2.775

58.828 ± 2.366

1

58.26 ± 3.246

57.853 ± 2.806

1

58.094 ± 3.425

57.693 ± 2.868

1

 P3

60.34 ± 3.568

60.475 ± 2.722

1

58.912 ± 3.627

59.018 ± 2.997

1

58.514 ± 3.921

58.834 ± 3.064

1

 P4

60.202 ± 3.155

60.174 ± 1.834

1

59.068 ± 3.563

58.748 ± 2.628

1

58.669 ± 3.763

58.45 ± 2.709

1

 O1

61.574 ± 3.496

61.307 ± 2.483

1

59.786 ± 3.515

59.798 ± 2.58

1

59.547 ± 3.543

59.433 ± 2.52

1

 O2

61.872 ± 3.477

61.752 ± 2.629

1

60.169 ± 3.655

60.225 ± 2.995

1

59.908 ± 3.725

59.853 ± 2.782

1

Beta (β)

 F3

48.795 ± 2.564

48.017 ± 2.351

1

48.113 ± 2.402

47.466 ± 2.333

0.32

48.877 ± 2.787

47.605 ± 2.36

1

 F4

49.611 ± 2.821

49.13 ± 3.406

1

48.888 ± 2.531

48.784 ± 3.28

1

49.506 ± 2.561

48.836 ± 3.282

1

 C3

49.21 ± 2.548

48.529 ± 2.131

1

48.523 ± 1.808

47.878 ± 2.196

0.032

49.181 ± 2.712

47.923 ± 2.227

1

 C4

50.134 ± 2.954

49.265 ± 2.473

1

48.94 ± 2.161

48.561 ± 2.491

1

49.481 ± 2.842

48.575 ± 2.738

1

 P3

49.499 ± 2.607

49.545 ± 2.183

1

48.543 ± 2.316

48.717 ± 2.257

1

48.842 ± 2.505

48.756 ± 2.322

1

 P4

49.912 ± 2.671

49.427 ± 1.912

1

48.775 ± 2.476

48.703 ± 1.92

1

49.222 ± 2.811

48.731 ± 2.111

1

 O1

50.534 ± 2.403

51.033 ± 2.816

1

50.117 ± 1.91

50.935 ± 2.88

1

50.396 ± 1.878

51.281 ± 2.75

1

 O2

50.585 ± 2.38

51.573 ± 2.714

1

49.933 ± 2.273

51.96 ± 2.681

0.384

50.277 ± 2.208

52.304 ± 2.987

1

Low gamma (γ)

 F3

39.156 ± 4.277

37.703 ± 2.789

1

37.459 ± 3.151

36.543 ± 2.414

1

39.097 ± 4.993

36.961 ± 2.72

1

 F4

39.997 ± 4.178

39.733 ± 5.669

1

38.15 ± 3.32

38.605 ± 5.639

1

39.249 ± 4.144

38.529 ± 5.651

1

 C3

38.937 ± 3.508

37.539 ± 2.135

1

37.808 ± 2.315

36.647 ± 1.974

1

39.361 ± 4.66

36.953 ± 2.443

1

 C4

40.416 ± 4.944

39.67 ± 3.948

1

38.192 ± 2.226

38.635 ± 3.699

1

38.981 ± 4.849

38.494 ± 4.218

1

 P3

38.466 ± 2.777

38.397 ± 2.43

1

37.379 ± 1.911

38.325 ± 2.298

1

38.622 ± 2.8

38.683 ± 2.392

1

 P4

38.913 ± 3.586

38.528 ± 1.903

1

37.281 ± 1.958

38.276 ± 1.689

1

38.516 ± 3.658

38.625 ± 2.156

1

 O1

40.487 ± 3.608

41.994 ± 4.652

1

40.915 ± 2.953

43.081 ± 4.401

1

41.957 ± 2.953

44.012 ± 4.075

1

 O2

39.599 ± 3.234

43.765 ± 3.081

0.216

40.022 ± 2.451

44.947 ± 3.06

0.048

41.283 ± 1.948

45.473 ± 3.69

1

High gamma (γ)

 F3

37.298 ± 5.756

35.428 ± 3.53

1

35.19 ± 4.692

33.597 ± 2.881

0.944

36.874 ± 7.049

33.98 ± 3.549

1

 F4

38.109 ± 5.653

37.161 ± 6.254

1

35.659 ± 4.389

35.501 ± 6.18

1

36.447 ± 5.467

35.258 ± 6.243

1

 C3

36.599 ± 5.491

34.893 ± 2.849

1

35.338 ± 3.746

33.581 ± 2.41

1

37.093 ± 6.768

33.936 ± 3.239

1

 C4

37.995 ± 6.404

37.062 ± 4.959

1

35.469 ± 3.405

35.815 ± 4.385

1

36.188 ± 6.111

35.558 ± 4.999

1

 P3

35.981 ± 3.841

35.767 ± 2.385

1

34.58 ± 2.36

35.623 ± 2.463

1

36.266 ± 4.502

36.044 ± 2.818

1

 P4

35.949 ± 4.916

36.227 ± 2.122

1

34.315 ± 2.615

35.681 ± 1.296

1

35.746 ± 4.875

36.11 ± 1.981

1

 O1

38.18 ± 4.092

40.075 ± 4.766

1

38.546 ± 3.554

41.122 ± 4.471

1

39.809 ± 3.919

42.081 ± 4.176

1

 O2

36.94 ± 4.281

42.213 ± 2.983

0.208

37.792 ± 2.764

43.066 ± 2.846

0.056

39.316 ± 2.459

43.514 ± 3.378

0.144

  1. *p Bonferroni correction.