Differences in naming accuracy of odors presented to the left and right nostrils

Judi Homewood; Richard J. Stevenson

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Differences in naming accuracy of odors presented to the left and right nostrils

Judi Homewood^*, Richard J. Stevenson

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Two interlinked areas of debate within psychology are the existence of hemispheric specialization for olfactory processing and whether odors are processed primarily as perceptual codes or as a set of semantic features. This study compared accuracy in naming and judgments of familiarity by right handed subjects to common odors that were presented to the left or right nostrils. There was significantly better production of the correct name of the odor after left side presentation, than after right. Familiarity ratings were identical.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-73
Number of pages	9
Journal	Biological Psychology
Volume	58
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-0511(01)00097-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2001

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