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Speaking of colors and odors /

The paper discusses the neurological basis for olfactory and visual preferences governing human behavior, with the right cerebral hemisphere (RH) playing the dominant role, both in individuals and in types of culture in which olfaction is an important part of the semiosphere. Subjects with RH reacti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Plümacher, Martina, 1958-, Holz, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007.
Colección:Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The paper discusses the neurological basis for olfactory and visual preferences governing human behavior, with the right cerebral hemisphere (RH) playing the dominant role, both in individuals and in types of culture in which olfaction is an important part of the semiosphere. Subjects with RH reactions showed a reliable cross-correlation of biopotentials in the RH when stimulated by odors preferable for them. Classification and verbalization of colors also demonstrates significant differences in the types of strategies used by RH vs. LH subjects. Most professional testers of odors appear to be.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 244 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027292179
9027292175
1282152823
9781282152823
9786612152825
6612152826
ISSN:1566-7774 ;