Olfactory event-related potentials reflect individual differences in odor valence perception

Chemical Senses

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 705-711

  Lundström, Johan N ^a,b   Seven, Suzi ^b,c   Olsson, Mats J ^d   Schaal, Benoist ^d   Hummel, Thomas ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Hedonic; Olfaction; Pleasantness; Quality; Valence

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SMELLING; STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTERONE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33749561601     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjl012     Document Type: Article

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