Department of Psychology, University of Hildesheim, Universitätsplatz 1, 31141, Hildesheim, Germany.
University of Nottingham-Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia.
Psychon Bull Rev. 2019 Apr;26(2):401-429. doi: 10.3758/s13423-018-1545-3.
Over the past nearly 35 years, there has been sporadic interest in what has commonly come to be known as the Proust phenomenon, whereby autobiographical memories are retrieved and experienced differently when evoked by odors as compared with other types of cues, such as words, images or sounds. The purpose of this review is threefold. First, we provide a detailed analysis of the methods used to investigate Proust effects. Second, we review and analyze the various findings from the literature and determine what we feel to be the most important and stable findings. Third, we provide a series of previously postulated and new hypotheses that attempt to account for the various findings. Given the early stage of research, the current review aims to provide a measure of organization to the field, as well serve as a guide for how future investigations may address the topic. We conclude with the recommendation that research in this area shift its focus from establishing the phenomenon towards explaining its causes.
在过去近 35 年的时间里，人们对普遍被称为普鲁斯特现象的现象产生了零星的兴趣，即在嗅觉刺激下，自传体记忆被唤起并被体验到的方式与其他类型的线索（如词语、图像或声音）不同。本文的目的有三。首先，我们对研究普鲁斯特效应所使用的方法进行了详细的分析。其次，我们回顾和分析了文献中的各种发现，并确定了我们认为最重要和最稳定的发现。第三，我们提出了一系列先前提出的和新的假设，试图解释各种发现。鉴于研究的早期阶段，本综述旨在为该领域提供一定程度的组织，并作为未来研究如何解决该主题的指南。我们最后建议，该领域的研究应将重点从确定现象转移到解释其原因。
