Visual search performance depends on the congruency of olfactory sensations

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-780622
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.78062

Castellotti, Serena ; Soldo, Marija ; Plank, Tina ; Viva, Maria Michela Del ; Greenlee, Mark W.

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Abstract

We here provide evidence for a benefit of congruent olfactory sensations during a challenging visual search task. Using a four-channel olfactometer, we exposed our participants to one of three suprathreshold fruit odorants (lemon, apple, or strawberry) or neutral room air (no odorant) while they searched for an image of a cued-target fruit presented among fruit distractors. Congruent odorants ...