The nature and origin of cross-modal associations to odours

Perception

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 606-619

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Rich, Anina ^b   Russell, Alex ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audition; Colour; Cross modal associations; Odour; Olfaction; Somatosensory; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865463446     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p7223     Document Type: Article

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