ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
The sound of smell: crossmodal correspondences between sound and odor.
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Introduction: Crossmodal correspondence plays a subtle yet important role in how we perceive and interpret our environment. Sounds and smells, in particular, might co-occur in our daily lives (e.g., spraying a perfume), yet their interaction remains underexplored. Understanding how these modalities interact can inform multisensory design and sensory marketing. This study investigates whether affects indirectly mediate crossmodal associations between sounds and odors. Methods: We conducted three experiments. In Experiments 1 and 2, 61 and 60 participants respectively classified 80 sounds and 24 olfactory ingredients according to eight affective categories: Results: Experiments 1 and 2 showed that certain affects, particularly Discussion: The results support the hypothesis that affects may function as an indirect link between sound and smell.
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