A Psychophysical Examination of the Influence of Familiar Body Odors on the Perception of Familiar Faces

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Experimental Psychology

Logan Magnier
Development of Olfactory Communication & Cognition Lab, Centre for Taste, Smell and Behavior Science, UMR5267 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Inrae-Institut Agro, Dijon, France
Florenn Gallian
Centre Ressources Autismes Bourgogne (CRA)
Florenn Gallian
Development of Olfactory Communication & Cognition Lab, Centre for Taste, Smell and Behavior Science, UMR5267 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Inrae-Institut Agro, Dijon, France
Benoist Schaal
Development of Olfactory Communication & Cognition Lab, Centre for Taste, Smell and Behavior Science, UMR5267 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Inrae-Institut Agro, Dijon, France
Karine Durand
Development of Olfactory Communication & Cognition Lab, Centre for Taste, Smell and Behavior Science, UMR5267 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Inrae-Institut Agro, Dijon, France
Fabrice Damon
Development of Olfactory Communication & Cognition Lab, Centre for Taste, Smell and Behavior Science, UMR5267 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Inrae-Institut Agro, Dijon, France

Abstract

Exposure to own-body odor lowered self-face recognition thresholds compared to a neutral odor condition. By contrast, body odors of the romantic partner had no influence on partner-face recognition thresholds. These findings suggest that the processing of self-face and own-body odor may beneficiate from specific multisensory integration mechanisms.

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A Psychophysical Examination of the Influence of Familiar Body Odors on the Perception of Familiar Faces

Abstract

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