Psychophysical evaluation of responses to pleasant and mal-odour stimulation in human subjects; adaptation, dose response and gender differences

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-80

  Jacob, Tim J C ^a   Fraser, Carina ^a   Wang, Liwei ^a   Walker, Veronica ^a   O'Connor, Simon ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Odour; Olfactory system; Psychology of smell; Smell

Indexed keywords

3 HEXENOL; BUTYRIC ACID; CHEMICAL AGENT; LINALOOL; PENTYL ACETATE; SKATOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTOMETER; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0037385333     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(03)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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