1st Edition

The Neuropsychology of Smell and Taste

By G. Neil Martin Copyright 2013
248 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

248 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

248 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

Smell and taste are our most misunderstood senses. Given a choice between losing our sense of smell and taste, or our senses of sight and hearing, most people nominate the former, rather than the latter. Yet our sense of smell and taste has the power to stir up memories, alter our mood and even influence our behaviour. In The Neuropsychology of Smell and Taste, Neil Martin provides a... Read more

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Biography

G. Neil Martin is a Chartered Scientist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. As Director of the Human Olfaction Laboratory at Middlesex University, his research covers human olfaction and the effect of ambient odour on behaviour. He has written over a dozen books on psychology and teaches courses in neuropsychology, biological psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology and integrative medicine. He received his PhD in psychophysiology from the University of Warwick.