NDLI: Attentional control in the attentional blink is modulated by odor

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Author	Colzato, Lorenza S. Sellaro, Roberta Rossi Paccani, Claudia Hommel, Bernhard
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Increasing evidence suggests that `aromas have distinctive effects on the allocation of attention in space: Arousing olfactory fragrances (e.g., peppermint) are supposed to induce a more focused state, and calming olfactory fragrances (e.g., lavender) a broader attentional state. Here, we investigate whether odors have similar effects on the allocation of attention in time. Participants performed the attentional blink (AB) task, known to produce a deficit in reporting the second of two target stimuli presented in close succession in a rapid sequence of distractors, while being exposed to either a peppermint or a lavender aroma. In two experiments using a between-subjects and a within-subjects design, respectively, we show that the two odors have specific effects on attentional control: As compared with the calming lavender aroma, the arousing peppermint condition yielded a larger AB. Our results demonstrate that attentional control is systematically modulated by factors that induce a more or a less distributed state of mind.
Starting Page	1510
Ending Page	1515
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19433921
Journal	Perception & Psychophysics
Volume Number	76
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	1943393X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-07-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Attentional blink Aromas Attentional state Cognitive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Sensory Systems Linguistics and Language

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