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Abstracts - Association for Chemoreception Sciences

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showed that N1/P2 latencies were longer and amplitudes were<br />

lower in older people (N1 384±98ms/-5.01±4.00uv, P2<br />

568±95ms/6.53±3.62uv) compared with younger (N1 316±31ms/-<br />

7.20±3.43uv, P2 472±66ms/ 8.72±3.09uv; P0.05 in both cases). In Experiment 2 we<br />

hypothesized that additional factor such as edibility of the<br />

odorant source may influence odor pleasantness during aging.<br />

Thirty young adults (age: 18-40) were compared to 30 old adults<br />

(age: 60-75). Participants were asked to give their hedonic ratings<br />

of the same 20 odorants and to estimate odor intensity, familiarity,<br />

edibility as well as to give a brief verbal description about the<br />

odor. Odor threshold and identification scores were also assessed.<br />

Results revealed that the correlation between pleasantness and<br />

edibility ratings was overall significantly greater in young adults<br />

vs. old adults (p

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