Mobilization of short-term memory capacity for odors in discriminative tests: Implication for assessors' selection

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 15, Issue 7-8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 735-742

  Dacremont, Catherine ^a   Valentin, Dominique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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

Author keywords

2 out of 5 test; Difference tests; Odor memory; Short term memory; Subject selection; Triangle test

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STRAWBERRY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 6344291500     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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