caa a22 4500 445353937 CHVBK 20180317142853.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2729-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2729-5 Background sound modulates the performance of odor discrimination task [Elektronische Daten] [Han-Seok Seo, Volker Gudziol, Antje Hähner, Thomas Hummel] Even though we often perceive odors in the presence of various background sounds, surprisingly little is known about the effects of background sound on odor perception. This study aimed to investigate the question whether background sound can modulate performance in an odor discrimination task. In Experiment 1, participants were asked to perform the odor discrimination task while listening to either background noise (e.g., verbal or non-verbal noise) or no additional sound (i.e., silent condition). Participants' performance in the odor discrimination task was significantly deteriorated in the presence of background noise compared with in the silent condition. Rather, the detrimental effect of verbal noise on the task performance was significantly higher than that of non-verbal noise. In Experiment 2, participants were asked to conduct the odor discrimination task while listening to either background music (Mozart's sonata for two pianos in D major, K448) or no additional sound (silent condition). Background music relative to silent condition did not significantly alter the task performance. In conclusion, our findings provide new empirical evidence that background sound modulates the performance in an odor discrimination task. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Auditory-olfactory integration nationallicence Background noise nationallicence Background music nationallicence Odor discrimination task nationallicence Task performance nationallicence Seo Han-Seok Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut Gudziol Volker Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut Hähner Antje Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut Hummel Thomas Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 212/2(2011-07-01), 305-314 0014-4819 212:2<305 2011 212 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2729-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2729-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seo Han-Seok Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gudziol Volker Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hähner Antje Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hummel Thomas Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 212/2(2011-07-01), 305-314 0014-4819 212:2<305 2011 212 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer