Chemosensory attention, habituation and detection in women and men

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 316-322

  Andersson, Linus ^a   Lundberg, Catrine ^a   Aström, Jonas ^a   Nordin, Steven ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention; Chemosomatosensation; Event related potentials; Gender; Habituation; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; PENTYL ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BUTANOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551644313     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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