The perception of odor objects in everyday life: a review on the processing of odor mixtures

The perception of odor objects in everyday life: a review on the processing of odor mixtures

Smelling monomolecular odors hardly ever occurs in everyday life, and the daily functioning of the sense of smell relies primarily on the processing of complex mixtures of volatiles that are present in the environment (e.g., emanating from food or conspecifics). Such processing allows for the instan...

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Main Authors: Thierry eThomas-Danguin, Charlotte eSinding, Sébastien eRomagny, Fouzia eEl Mountassir, Boriana eAtanasova, Elodie eLe Berre, Anne-Marie eLe Bon, Gerard eCoureaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Perception
interactions
animal behavior
configural
odor mixture
elemental
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00504/full

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