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Smell-based memory training : Evidence of olfactory learning andtransfer to a visual task
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- Olofsson, Jonas K. (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Perception och psykofysik,Swedish Collegium of Advanced Study, Uppsala
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- Ekström, Ingrid (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Psykologiska institutionen
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- Sjölund, Sara (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Psykologiska institutionen
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- Lindström, Joanna (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Personlighets-, social- och utvecklingspsykologi
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- Syrjänen, Elmeri (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Perception och psykofysik
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Stigsdotter-Neely, Anna (författare)
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Nyberg, Lars (författare)
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- Larsson, Maria (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Perception och psykofysik
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- Center for Open Science, 2024
- Engelska.
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Abstract
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Stäng
- In cognitive training interventions, engaging in visual processing tasks rarely stimulate transfer of learning to untrained tasks. Human and animal research suggests that the sense of smell, olfaction, are intimately associated with visual-spatial orientation and memory encoding networks. In this study, we investigated if olfactory enhancement would facilitate visuo-spatial learning. We devised an odor memory intervention to investigate “asymmetric” transfer effects such that odor-based memory training would transfer to a visual-based memory gain, but not vice versa. Participants were randomly assigned to daily memory training for 40 days with either the odor task or a visual control task with a similar difficulty level. Results showed that while visual training did not produce transfer, olfactory training produced transfer to the untrained visual memory task. Furthermore, odor training uniquely improved participants’ performance on odor discrimination and naming tasks to achieve the performance level of wine experts. Our results indicate that the olfactory system is highly responsive to training, and the sense of smell might be a promising vehicle to achieve perceptual and cognitive enhancement.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- smell
- olfactory disorders
- odorants
- memory
- spatial learning
- Psychology
- psykologi
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- vet (ämneskategori)
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