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Bilateral interaction in olfaction

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THERE has been much interest in perceptual interactions between the ears and between the eyes, but much less in those between the nostrils, or more precisely, the two sides of the olfactory system1–4. This report reveals that, for a wide range of supraliminal stimulation, there is considerable interaction between the two sides. The facets considered here are bilateral additivity of odour intensity, and bilateral influence of an adapting stimulus presented unilaterally.

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CAIN, W. Bilateral interaction in olfaction. Nature 268, 50–52 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/268050a0

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