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Olfactory memory: a case study in cognitive psychology.

The writer reviews the psychological literature on olfactory memory and discusses the relationship between this and other types of memory. Although the literature on olfactory memory has expanded rapidly since the mid-1970s, it has remained relatively independent of mainstream memory research. In a...

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Published in:Journal of Psychology Vol. 130; pp. 309 - 320
Main Author: Annett, Judith M.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd May 1996
Subjects:
Memory research
Smell
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