A Masked Aversive Odor Cannot Be Discriminated From the Masking Odor but Can Be Identified Through Odor Quality Ratings and Neural Activation Patterns

A Masked Aversive Odor Cannot Be Discriminated From the Masking Odor but Can Be Identified Through Odor Quality Ratings and Neural Activation Patterns

Odor masking is a very prominent problem in our daily routines, mainly concerning unpleasant sweat or toilet odors. In the current study we explored the effectiveness of odor masking both on a behavioral and neuronal level. By definition, participants cannot differentiate a fully masked unpleasant o...

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Main Authors: Rea Rodriguez-Raecke, Helene M. Loos, Rik Sijben, Marco Singer, Jonathan Beauchamp, Andrea Buettner, Jessica Freiherr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
odor mixture
odor masking
fMRI
piriform cortex
ventral striatum
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01219/full

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