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The human sense of smell: From hunter-gatherers to wine experts| title | The human sense of smell: From hunter-gatherers to wine experts |
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| start_date | 2024/12/09 |
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| schedule | 15h15 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | Room B10 |
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| summary | Olfaction plays a critical role in a wide range of human behaviours, including ingestion, interpersonal relationships, and our sense of well-being. Over the years, olfactory scientists have emphasised the importance of smell in unconscious processes, particularly approach-avoidance behaviours, and have claimed accordingly that olfaction is not amenable to conscious reflection or linguistic encoding. Recent work by cognitive scientists challenge such claims to show that humans have far more potential in this domain than previously recognized. For example, under experimental conditions western participants typically find it difficult to name odors, but hunter-gatherers, on the other hand, can name them with relative ease. This variation raises interesting questions about the exact relationship between language, olfaction, and emotion. In this talk, I will present both cross-cultural and expert studies (e.g., wine experts) to untangle how language, perception, and emotion interact in this lesser-explored sensory modality. |
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| responsibles | Allen |
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| submitted | published | | 2024/12/04 10:39 UTC |
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