SensoryCo recently converged in Orlando for I/ITSEC 2024, the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training event focused on providing training and simulation resources, devices, and education to military and industry leaders. SensoryCo is proud to provide products and services to experts in … [Read more...]
SensoryCo Creates Critical Scent Generators for Military Training Environments
Recently, it was reported that the Princess of Wales visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in the Salisbury Plain Training Area. In her first visit to the field as the Colonel of the Irish Guards, she participated in the training exercises such as a battlefield drill designed to apply care to … [Read more...]
What Does a Corpse Smell Like?
Some very adventurous people, as well as botanical scientists, travel around the world hoping to see the elusive corpse flower at the moment of its rare bloom. For botanists and plant enthusiasts alike, planning to see one of these magnificent plants in bloom can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. … [Read more...]
Fire Training and Learning
CHALLENGE: Provide better training for firefighters to perform under extreme pressure. BENEFIT: Olfactory stimulants set the foundation for scent recognition and have been shown to affect cognitive learning behavior and as well as performance. When odors and malodors are used in training … [Read more...]
Can Olfactory Training Improve Your Sense of Smell?
The idea that you can improve your sense of smell might seem strange. Even the idea that different people have different strengths of sense of smell is probably something you’ve never considered. But studies have shown that olfactory training is possible to improve your sense of smell. … [Read more...]
Benefits of Multi-Sensory Training Solutions
Burning rubber, thick smoke, chemical vapors…these are just some of the extreme sensory experiences that military and first responders face. Inexperience dealing with these dangerous and potentially life-threating situations can reduce effectiveness and even cause physiological trauma. How do we … [Read more...]
SensoryCo Helps First Responders and Military Prepare with Military Olfactory Desensitization
First responders and military personnel are often in dangerous situations where they are assaulted by an ambush of sights, sounds and smells making it extremely difficult to respond in a rational manner. Research shows that repeated training exposure to these types of sensory overload can … [Read more...]
Olfactory Input in PTSD Prevention and Treatment for the Military
Estimates state that at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD, and 50% of those with PTSD do not seek treatment. With behavioral health care becoming a major issue for this population, there has been increased motivation to find better solutions for prevention and treatment. Promising … [Read more...]
Using the Smell of Sick: Sensory Effects in Medical Training
Did you know that people with different diseases and infections have distinct and noticeable smells? Historically, in the days of house calls, doctors would sniff their patients to help with diagnoses. Recent research confirms that humans have the ability to detect diseases by smell. The … [Read more...]
Incorporating Scent Effects Into Training: Which Smell Generator Do You Need?
First responders, military personnel and hazmat teams are often exposed to irritating and potentially dangerous odors. Malodors can be disorienting, nauseating or possibly provide a clue to other hazards. Incorporating a SensoryCo smell generator into training with safe, yet realistic scent effects … [Read more...]