Synergy and masking in odor mixtures: An electrophysiological study of orthonasal vs. retronasal perception

Chemical Senses

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-561

  Ishii, A ^a   Roudnitzky, N ^b   Beno N ^a   Bensafi, M ^c   Hummel, T ^b   Rouby, C ^a,c   Thomas Danguin, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Event related potential; Masking; Odor mixture; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 48249083392     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjn022     Document Type: Article

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