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Article: Olfactory facilitation of dual-task performance

TitleOlfactory facilitation of dual-task performance
Authors
KeywordsDual-task performance
Olfactory
Peppermint
Task difficulty
Vibrotactile
Issue Date2005
PublisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/neulet
Citation
Neuroscience Letters, 2005, v. 389 n. 1, p. 35-40 How to Cite?
AbstractWe investigated the differential effects of olfactory stimulation on dual-task performance under conditions of varying task difficulty. Participants detected visually presented target digits from amongst a stream of visually presented distractor letters in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. At the same time, participants also made speeded discrimination responses to vibrotactile stimuli presented on the front or back of their torso. The response mapping was either compatible or incompatible (i.e., lifting their toes for front vibrations and their heel for back vibrations, or vice versa, respectively). Synthetic peppermint odor or clean air (control) was delivered periodically for 35 s in every 315 s. The results showed a significant performance improvement in the presence of peppermint odor (as compared to air) when the response mapping was incompatible (i.e., in the difficult task) but not in the compatible condition (i.e., in the easy task). Our results provide the first empirical demonstration that olfactory stimulation can facilitate tactile performance, and also highlight the potential modulatory role of task-difficulty in odor-induced task performance facilitation. © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/168992
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.745
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dc.date.accessioned2012-10-08T03:40:32Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-08T03:40:32Z-
dc.date.issued2005en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNeuroscience Letters, 2005, v. 389 n. 1, p. 35-40en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0304-3940en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe investigated the differential effects of olfactory stimulation on dual-task performance under conditions of varying task difficulty. Participants detected visually presented target digits from amongst a stream of visually presented distractor letters in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. At the same time, participants also made speeded discrimination responses to vibrotactile stimuli presented on the front or back of their torso. The response mapping was either compatible or incompatible (i.e., lifting their toes for front vibrations and their heel for back vibrations, or vice versa, respectively). Synthetic peppermint odor or clean air (control) was delivered periodically for 35 s in every 315 s. The results showed a significant performance improvement in the presence of peppermint odor (as compared to air) when the response mapping was incompatible (i.e., in the difficult task) but not in the compatible condition (i.e., in the easy task). Our results provide the first empirical demonstration that olfactory stimulation can facilitate tactile performance, and also highlight the potential modulatory role of task-difficulty in odor-induced task performance facilitation. © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/neuleten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNeuroscience Lettersen_HK
dc.subjectDual-task performanceen_HK
dc.subjectOlfactoryen_HK
dc.subjectPepperminten_HK
dc.subjectTask difficultyen_HK
dc.subjectVibrotactileen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshDiscrimination (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMentha Piperitaen_US
dc.subject.meshOdorsen_US
dc.subject.meshPhysical Stimulationen_US
dc.subject.meshSmell - Physiologyen_US
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dc.titleOlfactory facilitation of dual-task performanceen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neulet.2005.07.003en_HK
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