Response to Majid: Neurocognitive and Cultural Approaches to Odor Naming are Complementary

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 630-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas K. Olofsson ◽  
Jay A. Gottfried
Keyword(s):  
Odor Naming

Differential sex effects in olfactory functioning: The role of verbal processing

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 691-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Öberg ◽  
Maria Larsson ◽  
Lars Bäckman
Keyword(s):  
Sex Difference ◽  
Odor Identification ◽  
Intensity Discrimination ◽  
Verbal Processing ◽  
Sex Effects ◽  
Odor Memory ◽  
Sensory Acuity ◽  
Odor Naming ◽  
Odor Sensitivity

AbstractWe investigated sex difference across a number of olfactory tasks. Thirty-six men and 35 women ranging in age from 19 to 36 years were assessed in 6 different tasks: absolute sensitivity for n-butanol, intensity discrimination, quality discrimination, episodic recognition memory for familiar and unfamiliar odors, and odor identification. No sex differences were observed in the tasks tapping primarily sensory acuity (i.e., odor sensitivity, intensity discrimination, and quality discrimination) or in episodic memory for unfamiliar odors. By contrast, women outperformed men in the tasks involving verbal processing (i.e., memory for familiar odors and odor identification). Interestingly, controlling for odor naming ability resulted in that the observed sex difference in episodic odor memory for familiar odors disappeared. This outcome suggests that women's superiority in episodic odor memory is largely mediated by their higher proficiency in odor identification.

scholarly journals Odor naming and interpretation performance in 881 schizophrenia subjects: association with clinical parameters

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Kästner ◽  
Dörthe Malzahn ◽  
Martin Begemann ◽  
Constanze Hilmes ◽  
Heike Bickeböller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Parameters ◽  
Odor Naming

Olfactory Imagery and Repetition Priming

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Tomiczek ◽  
Richard J. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Repetition Priming ◽  
Imagery Ability ◽  
Hit Rate ◽  
Priming Task ◽  
Olfactory Processing ◽  
Odor Naming ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of odor naming and imagery ability on the capacity of female participants to form odor images, as indexed by a novel olfactory repetition priming task. Experiment 1 involved three conditions – olfactory and visual imagery priming, and a no-prime control. Odor imagery priming was only obtained in good odor namers. Experiment 2 used the same conditions, but altered the nature of the hit-rate trials to test how odor imagery might facilitate performance in good odor namers. Odor imagery priming was again obtained only in good odor namers and this effect appeared to result from generic activation of olfactory processing caused by trying to imagine a smell. Experiment 3 examined whether this latter effect might be generated semantically, but no evidence for this was obtained. Together, these findings suggest that trying to form an odor image can facilitate performance by producing a generic state of activation, which only benefits existing odor-name associations. While this effect is mediated via perceptual processes it may occur independently of a conscious image.

scholarly journals Odor Recognition Memory as a Function of Odor-Naming Performance

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Frank ◽  
Konstantin Rybalsky ◽  
Melinda Brearton ◽  
Erica Mannea
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Odor Recognition ◽  
Odor Naming ◽  
Naming Performance

scholarly journals Difficulty in evoking odor images: The role of odor naming

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 578-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Stevenson ◽  
Trevor I. Case ◽  
Mehmet Mahmut
Keyword(s):  
Odor Naming

scholarly journals Odor Emotionality Affects the Confidence in Odor Naming

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. U. Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Odor Naming

scholarly journals Psycholinguistic variables matter in odor naming

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. A. Huisman ◽  
Asifa Majid
Keyword(s):  
Psycholinguistic Variables ◽  
Odor Naming
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