Multidimensionality of odor preferences

Claudia Damhuis, Ph.D.Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, December, 2006.This paper addresses odor preferences and olfactory experiences as being individual and multidimensional; it defines common scents and culturally scented knowledge, socially learned interpretations of odors, and compares odor preferences in various geographic regions, such as Germany, Japan, Mexico, and USA.

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