Is it possible to imagine smells

While some may see perceiving a piece of music as "yellow" or "blue" as a sort of gift, this is unfortunately in massive contrast with the experiences of many who suffer with phantosmia: usually only unpleasant smells can be detected and the condition can significantly limit the quality of life of sufferers, according to the NIH's findings.

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Please try again. Something went wrong on our side, please try again. Show references Flint PW, et al. Physiology of olfaction. Saunders Elsevier; Accessed April 14, So this would be effective in print advertising or television, but not so much in radio or a computer banner ad. Overall, Krishna says her research shows that food advertisers can make better use of real and imagined scents.

Media Contact : michiganrosspr umich. View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. February 27, Research Focus on Marketing featuring Aradhna Krishna. Krishna "Scents are used often for personal hygiene products like perfume or deodorant, but we find that food marketers are missing out," she says. Tamara Pico is the author of a new study which offers more precise dating for the flooding in the Bering Strait that occurred more than 11, years ago.

Illustration by James Taylor. Experts discuss the science of smell and how scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined — and exploited.

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