Rapid olfactory adaptation induced by perithreshold odorant concentrations in human observers

Chemosensory Perception

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-178

  Keith, Ryan R ^a   Smith, David W ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human odor perception; Odor adaptation; Odor threshold; Perithreshold odorant concentration; Subthreshold odorant concentration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERITHRESHOLD ODORANT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID OLFACTORY ADAPTATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUBTHRESHOLD ODORANT CONCENTRATION; VANILLA;

EID: 84864660196     PISSN: 19365802     EISSN: 19365810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12078-011-9105-5     Document Type: Article

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