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This study aims to explore how age influences the perception of odor mixtures through elemental and configural processing.

Developmental Switch From Elemental to Configural Processing of Odor Mixtures in Humans

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Randomized trial evaluates odor mixture perception across children, teens, and adults, suggesting a shift in olfactory processing strategies.

This study aims to explore how age influences the perception of odor mixtures through elemental and configural processing.
Evaluated children (10 years), teenagers (15 years), and adults (39 years) on their perception of four odor mixtures.
Used three tasks: typicality rating, target detection, and complexity evaluation to assess odor processing.
Analyzed how perceptions varied between binary and senary mixtures.
Senary mixtures showed stable perception across all age groups.
Children rated binary mixture AB as less complex than AB', but did not find it more typical of the configural odor.
Adults rated binary mixture AB as more typical than AB', showing reduced access to its components, with teenagers exhibiting an intermediate response.

Romagny et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial evaluates odor mixture perception across children, teens, and adults, suggesting a shift in olfactory processing strategies.

This study aims to explore how age influences the perception of odor mixtures through elemental and configural processing.
Evaluated children (10 years), teenagers (15 years), and adults (39 years) on their perception of four odor mixtures.
Used three tasks: typicality rating, target detection, and complexity evaluation to assess odor processing.
Analyzed how perceptions varied between binary and senary mixtures.
Senary mixtures showed stable perception across all age groups.
Children rated binary mixture AB as less complex than AB', but did not find it more typical of the configural odor.
Adults rated binary mixture AB as more typical than AB', showing reduced access to its components, with teenagers exhibiting an intermediate response.

Romagny et al. (2026) studied this question.

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