Effects of ambient odors on reaction time in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-82

  Millot, Jean Louis ^a   Brand, Gérard ^a   Morand, Nadège ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Human; Odor hedonics; Olfaction; Olfactory environment; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

LAVENDER OIL; PYRIDINE;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SMELLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODORS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SMELL;

EID: 0037023270     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00092-7     Document Type: Article

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