Table 6.
Odor detection thresholds in Experiment 2 (by age)
| Cohort | Odorant | Young | Aged | t test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort A | Propanol | −8.50 (1.19) | −9.17 (1.19) | t(8) = 0.38, p = 0.72 |
| Pentanol | −9.25 (1.75) | −9.67 (1.33) | t(8) = 0.19, p = 0.85 | |
| Octanol | −10.25 (2.43) | −9.83 (1.33) | t(8) = 0.16, p = 0.87 | |
| Carvone | −9.25 (2.10) | −8.83 (1.14) | t(8) = 0.19, p = 0.85 | |
| Cohort B | Heptanol | −9.25 (1.03) | −10.88 (0.91) | t(14) = 1.18, p = 0.26 |
| Heptanal | −10.38 (1.55) | −9.88 (1.20) | t(14) = 0.26, p = 0.80 | |
| Heptanoic acid | −8.88 (0.40) | −7.88 (0.72) | t(14) = 1.22, p = 0.24 | |
| Isoamyl acetate | −8.63 (0.91) | −8.13 (0.93) | t(14) = 0.38, p = 0.71 |