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Self-reported Olfactory Imagery Ability is neither related to Odor Identification nor Episodic Recognition Performance

<p>Participants claiming to be good at evoking vivid olfactory images are assumed to have better access to odor memory. It was hypothesized that this would be reflected in better odor naming and recognition task performance. Two extreme groups of participants high and low in self-reported olfactory imagery ability were exposed to familiar and unfamiliar odors in an incidental learning session. This was followed by an episodic odor recognition and odor naming task 20 minutes later. Imagery ability was unrelated to naming and recognition. This might indicate that if high imagers have a better access to odor memory, it is not due to a stronger link between language and odor memory or better incidental encoding.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:su-28502
Date January 2009
CreatorsPalm, Claes
PublisherStockholm University, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, Stockholm University
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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