Experience dependent changes in odour-viscosity perception

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-66

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Mahmut, Mehmet K ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2229; 2320; 2343; Odour; Somatosensation; Taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ODOR; SENSATION; TASTE; VISCOSITY;

CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; ODORS; SENSATION; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION; VISCOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650819096     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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