Mehmet Mahmut

Evidence that phenomenal olfactory content exceeds what can later be accessed.

Consciousness and Cognition November 1, 2014 Richard J. Stevenson, Mehmet Mahmut 1 citation

Visual experience is information rich, but only a small proportion is available for later access. We tested for this distinction in olfaction. In two experiments (E1&2), participants undertook trials rating an odor's features (e.g., how banana-like?), the during-smelling-profile, followed by an after-smelling-profile, upon the odor's removal. On some trials during and after-smelling-profiles...