Original paper
SMELL-S and SMELL-R: Olfactory tests not influenced by odor-specific insensitivity or prior olfactory experience
Volume: 114, Issue: 43, Pages: 11275 - 11284
Published: Oct 10, 2017
Abstract
Significance Currently available smell testing methods can be confounded by the lack of prior experience or insensitivity to the odorants used in the test. This introduces a source of bias into clinical tests aimed at detecting patients with olfactory dysfunction. We have developed smell tests that use mixtures of 30 molecules that average out the variability in sensitivity to individual molecules. Because these mixtures have an unfamiliar smell...
Paper Details
Title
SMELL-S and SMELL-R: Olfactory tests not influenced by odor-specific insensitivity or prior olfactory experience
Published Date
Oct 10, 2017
Volume
114
Issue
43
Pages
11275 - 11284