Modifications of EEG Related to Directed Perception and Analysis of Olfactory Information in Humans
A.A. Cherninskii, I.G. Zima, N. Ye. Makarchouk, N. G. Piskorskaya, and S.A. Kryzhanovskii
The article I chose to cover sensation and perception is “Modifications of EEG Related to Directed Perception and Analysis of Olfactory Information in Humans.” Researchers used pleasant and unpleasant smells with the participants to see changes in an EEG. They wanted to see what areas received the most change in the EEG during stimulation. Participants were seating in an armchair in a dark room. After an initial reading, participants were exposed to a pleasant smell, a neutral smell, and an unpleasant smell. Recordings were taken from the symmetric frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal loci. The smells from previous recordings were not thought to be confounding for the study due to a ventilation system utilized between the readings. Perceptions of the smells were accompanied by considerable modifications on the EEG. Functional domination in the left parietal/temporal zone was noted when it comes to perception of the olfactory stimuli.
What are the implications of this? See comment to earlier post.
ReplyDeleteDon't see review for chapter 11.
Denise