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July 31, 2026Topics in Cognitive Science

A Hierarchy of Crossmodal Odor Associations: Exploring the Role of Pleasantness and Edibility in Odor Crossmodal Associations Across the Senses

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LSLaura J. SpeedTJTabitha JamesDCDuncan A. Carmichael

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how odor pleasantness and edibility affect crossmodal sensory associations, suggesting insights for odor perception.

Key Points

  • This research aims to investigate how pleasantness and edibility influence odor associations across different sensory modalities.
  • Participants rated crossmodal associations across vision, audition, texture, and taste for various odors.
  • Participants elaborated on their modality-specific associations through open responses.
  • Strength of crossmodal associations varies, with vision being the strongest and audition the weakest.
  • Pleasant odors lead to stronger associations than unpleasant ones, except in taste.
  • Auditory and tactile associations are stronger for inedible odors, while taste associations are stronger for edible odors.

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Speed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6c4702747664a1aa73c180https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.70072
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