The perception of odor pleasantness is shared across cultures
A. Arshamian, R. C. Gerkin, N. Kruspe, E. Wnuk, S. Floyd, C. O'Meara, G. G. Rodriguez, J. N. Lundstrom, J. D. Mainland, A. Majid
The study finds that odor pleasantness perception is largely universal, with molecular properties explaining most variance across cultures.
bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition