title: The effect of odour priming on cortical EEG and visual ERP responses.
abstract: Two studies are reported that were designed to examine the way in which subjects, when primed with an olfactory stimulus, make perceptual judgements regarding subsequent congruent/incongruent information. The paradigm used was based on a modified version of a standard ERP semantic priming procedure. Subjects watched a computer screen and made a decision as to whether an image was congruent or incongruent with a priming olfactory stimulus. Results of the two studies showed significant effects in the N400 component of the visual ERP between congruent and incongruent stimuli are reported when a complex malodour accord was used as a prime but not when a complex pleasant odour accord was used as a prime.
authors.affiliation: Warwick Olfaction Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Castle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Toller
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Milligan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009812:Odorants; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology