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Hedonic perception of odors in children aged 5–8 years is similar across 18 countries: Preliminary data

Olfactory preference emerges very early in life, and the sense of smell in children rapidly develops until the second decade of life. It is still unclear whether hedonic perception of odors is shared in children inhabiting different regions of the …

COVID-19 Related Chemosensory Changes in Individuals with Self-Reported Obesity

Self-reported smell loss is a prominent symptom of COVID-19 infection and a potentially useful clinical tool for remote pre-screening of this disease. However, pre-existing chemosensory dysfunction with obesity may diminish the usefulness of …

Correlation between olfactory function, age, sex, and cognitive reserve index in the Italian population

Loss of smell decreases the quality of life and contributes to the failure in recognizing hazardous substances. Given the relevance of olfaction in daily life, it is important to recognize an undiagnosed olfactory dysfunction to prevent these …

Science interrupted Our attempt to study disgust sensitivity and the development of political attitudes among children and their parents

Recent research contends that the behavioral immune system, operating largely outside conscious awareness, motivates individuals to exhibit higher levels of prejudice toward unfamiliar out-groups. This research finds that individual variance in …

The Effect of Odour Valence and Odour Detection Threshold on the Withholding and Cancellation of Reach-to-Press Responses

1) Background: Persistent olfactory (POD) and gustatory (PGD) dysfunctions are one of the most frequent symptoms of long-Coronavirus Disease 2019 but their effect on the quality of life (QoL) of patients is still largely unexplored. (2) Methods: An …

Measurement of Olfaction: Screening and Assessment

Even though the human sense of smell provides critical information for one’s health and well-being, it is still often considered a vestigial sense, and, as a result, it does not receive the attention necessary to avoid negative clinical outcomes. …

The Effect of Odour Valence and Odour Detection Threshold on the Withholding and Cancellation of Reach-to-Press Responses

Withholding uninitiated actions and cancelling ongoing ones are two main components of response inhibition, a key element of the executive control. Inhibitory performance is sensitive to emotional contexts elicited by subliminal and supraliminal …