Senior Lecturer, University of Portsmouth
My research interests are centred on how our sensory system (mainly smell and taste) affect our behaviour on a unisensory and multisensory level. One example of this is how our perception of alcohol is affected not merely by taste but also by auditory factors, which is important to understand as this influences the rate at which alcohol is consumed and thus intoxication. More recently, I have conducted research that seeks to further understand the relationship between the chemical senses and the emotion of disgust and have current collaborations with colleagues in the department’s Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology.
Phantosmia: when you smell smells that aren't there
Oct 09, 2018 13:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Have you ever smelled odours other people cant smell? If you have, you may have experienced phantosmia the medical name for a smell hallucination. Phantosmia odours are often foul; some people smell faeces or sewage,...
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