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Proust effect  

Definition

  • "The Proust Effect refers to the emotionality and vividness of re-experiencing autobiographical memories triggered by the senses" (Green et al., in press).

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  • Proust phenomenon

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bartolomei, F., Lagarde, S., Médina Villalon, S., McGonigal, A., & Benar, C. G. (2017). The “Proust phenomenon” : Odor-evoked autobiographical memories triggered by direct amygdala stimulation in human. Cortex, 90, 173‑175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2016.12.005

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Campen, C. van. (2014). The Proust effect : The senses as doorways to lost memories. Oxford University Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Chu, S. (2000). Odour-evoked autobiographical memories : Psychological investigations of proustian phenomena. Chemical Senses, 25(1), 111‑116. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/25.1.111

    [Study type: literature review / Access: free]
  • • de Bruijn, M. J., & Bender, M. (2018). Olfactory cues are more effective than visual cues in experimentally triggering autobiographical memories. Memory, 26(4), 547‑558. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2017.1381744

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Ernst, A., Bertrand, J. M. F., Voltzenlogel, V., Souchay, C., & Moulin, C. J. A. (2021). The Proust machine: What a public science event tells us about autobiographical memory and the five senses. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.623910

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Green, J. D., Reid, C. A., Kneuer, M. A., & Hedgebeth, M. V. (2023). The Proust effect : Scents, food, and nostalgia. Current Opinion in Psychology, 50, 101562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101562

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Hackländer, R. P. M., Janssen, S. M. J., & Bermeitinger, C. (2019). An in-depth review of the methods, findings, and theories associated with odor-evoked autobiographical memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 26(2), 401‑429. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-018-1545-3

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Jellinek, J. S. (2004). Proust remembered: Has Proust’s account of odor-cued autobiographical memory recall really been investigated? Chemical Senses, 29(5), 455–458. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjh043

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Lopis, D., Valentin, D., & Manetta, C. (2023). Odor-evoked memories: The importance of choosing the right odor. Acta Psychologica, 236, 103932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103932

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Mace, J. H. (2004). Involuntary autobiographical memories are highly dependent on abstract cuing : The Proustian view is incorrect. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18(7), 893‑899. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1020

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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