Developmental Switch From Elemental to Configural Processing of Odor Mixtures in Humans
Sébastien Romagny, Gérard Coureaud, Thierry Thomas‐Danguin · 2026
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Description
Sébastien Romagny, Gérard Coureaud, and Thierry Thomas-Danguin study how children perceive smell mixtures. Their study from twenty twenty-six compares children, teenagers, and adults. Smell research usually measures sensitivity, not mixture strategy. People can treat a mixture as parts or as a whole new smell.
Two-part and six-part mixtures were tested with three tasks. Participants rated typicality, detected targets, and judged complexity. Six-part mixture perception stayed stable across all ages. Two-part mixtures showed clear age differences instead. Children and adults split on complexity and typicality judgements. A developmental switch in mixture processing appears during growth. Food and fragrance design for children may need different rules.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sébastien Romagny, Gérard Coureaud, Thierry Thomas‐Danguin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |