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Overview

Ilona Croy is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research spans several disciplines primarily focused on Neuroscience and Psychology, contributing extensively to both fields. Within these disciplines, their work particularly emphasizes Sensory Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their main areas of study involve the investigation of olfactory and sensory functions, advanced chemical sensor technologies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, tactile and sensory interactions, multisensory perception and integration, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics.

Ilona Croy has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in venues such as Physiology & Behavior, Scientific Reports, Neuroscience, Translational Psychiatry, and Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie. These publication channels reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research interests, bridging psychology and neuroscience with a special focus on sensory processing and related behaviors.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication," 2020, Psychological Science
  • "Altered resting-state functional connectome in major depressive disorder: a mega-analysis from the PsyMRI consortium," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction," 2022, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
  • "Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries," 2020, The Journal of Sex Research
  • "Human olfactory dysfunction: causes and consequences," 2021, Cell and Tissue Research

Frequent co-authors with whom Ilona Croy has collaborated include:

  • Thomas Hummel
  • Anna Oleszkiewicz
  • Kerstin Weidner
  • Laura Schäfer
  • Agnieszka Sorokowska

The scope of their work often involves interdisciplinary collaboration that spans sensory science, clinical applications, and social psychological perspectives. This is reflected in both topics and coauthor networks.

Best Publications

  • Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries

    Daniel Conroy-Beam;David M. Buss;Kelly Asao;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska

  • Olfactory Disorders and Quality of Life—An Updated Review

    Ilona Croy;Steven Nordin;Thomas Hummel

  • Updated Sniffin’ Sticks normative data based on an extended sample of 9139 subjects

    A. Oleszkiewicz;V. A. Schriever;I. Croy;A. Hähner

  • Reduced olfactory bulb volume and olfactory sensitivity in patients with acute major depression.

    S. Negoias;I. Croy;J. Gerber;S. Puschmann

  • Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication

    Kathryn V. Walter;Daniel Conroy-Beam;David M. Buss;Kelly Asao

  • Olfaction as a marker for depression.

    Ilona Croy;Thomas Hummel

  • Olfaction as a marker for depression in humans

    Ilona Croy;Anja Symmank;Julia Schellong;Cornelia Hummel

  • Interpersonal stroking touch is targeted to C tactile afferent activation.

    Ilona Croy;Ilona Croy;A. Luong;C. Triscoli;E. Hofmann

  • Learning about the Functions of the Olfactory System from People without a Sense of Smell

    Ilona Croy;Simona Negoias;Lenka Novakova;Basile Nicolas Landis

  • Individual significance of olfaction: development of a questionnaire.

    Ilona Croy;Dorothee Buschhüter;Han-Seok Seo;Simona Negoias

  • International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction

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  • Altered resting-state functional connectome in major depressive disorder: a mega-analysis from the PsyMRI consortium

    Nooshin Javaheripour;Meng Li;Tara Chand;Axel Krug;Axel Krug

  • Affective and non-affective touch evoke differential brain responses in 2-month-old infants

    Emma H. Jönsson;Kalle Kotilahti;Juha Heiskala;Helena Backlund Wasling

  • On the Influence of Freight Trains on Humans: A Laboratory Investigation of the Impact of Nocturnal Low Frequency Vibration and Noise on Sleep and Heart Rate

    Michael G. Smith;Ilona Croy;Mikael Ögren;Kerstin Persson Waye

  • CT-optimized skin stroking delivered by hand or robot is comparable

    Chantal Triscoli;Håkan Olausson;Uta Sailer;Hanna Ignell

  • Major histocompatibility complex peptide ligands as olfactory cues in human body odour assessment

    Manfred Milinski;Ilona Croy;Thomas Hummel;Thomas Boehm

  • Sensory-specific impairment among older people. An investigation using both sensory thresholds and subjective measures across the five senses

    Annachiara Cavazzana;Anja Röhrborn;Susan Garthus-Niegel;Susan Garthus-Niegel;Maria Larsson

  • Effects of train noise and vibration on human heart rate during sleep: an experimental study.

    Ilona Croy;Michael G Smith;Kerstin Persson Waye

  • Touch between romantic partners: Being stroked is more pleasant than stroking and decelerates heart rate

    Chantal Triscoli;Chantal Triscoli;Ilona Croy;Håkan Olausson;Uta Sailer

  • Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Supreet Saluja;Piotr Sorokowski;Tomasz Frąckowiak

  • Comparison between Odor Thresholds for Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol and Butanol

    Ilona Croy;Kornelia Lange;Franziska Krone;Simona Negoias

  • Men without a sense of smell exhibit a strongly reduced number of sexual relationships, women exhibit reduced partnership security – A reanalysis of previously published data

    Ilona Croy;Viola Bojanowski;Thomas Hummel

  • Basic emotions elicited by odors and pictures.

    Ilona Croy;Selda Olgun;Peter Joraschky

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel TU Dresden
Håkan Olausson
Håkan Olausson Linköping University
Agnieszka Sorokowska
Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław
Marina Butovskaya
Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Katarzyna Pisanski
Katarzyna Pisanski French National Centre for Scientific Research
Konstantinos Kafetsios
Konstantinos Kafetsios Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Antje Haehner
Antje Haehner TU Dresden
David M. Buss
David M. Buss The University of Texas at Austin
Francis McGlone
Francis McGlone Liverpool John Moores University

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