Effect of nasal dilators on perceived odor intensity.
Subjects wearing nasal dilators rated olfactory stimuli as being more intense compared with ratings done without nasal expansion. The results support a perceptual constancy model in olfaction.
Hornung
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Department of Physiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13617, USA.
Chin
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Kurtz
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Kent
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Mozell
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D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000502:physiology*; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000378:metabolism*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
D018035:Receptors, Odorant