Plattig K H, Kobal G, Thumfart W
Z Gerontol. 1980 Mar-Apr;13(2):149-57.
Based on own experiments and on the results of other laboratories changes of olfactory and gustatory perception throughout the life span are discussed. Similar to other modalities gustatory and olfactory thresholds generally rise while age increases. Certain gustatory substances (amino acids), however, show a decrease of thresholds if 70 years old subjects are compared with 20 years old ones. Preference for certain odorants (strawberry, vanillin) are reported to increase in higher age (after initial higher peaks in young age).
基于自身实验以及其他实验室的结果，本文讨论了整个生命周期中嗅觉和味觉感知的变化。与其他感觉方式类似，味觉和嗅觉阈值通常会随着年龄的增长而升高。然而，如果将70岁的受试者与20岁的受试者进行比较，某些味觉物质（氨基酸）的阈值会降低。据报道，对某些气味剂（草莓、香草醛）的偏好会在较高年龄时增加（在年轻时最初出现较高峰值之后）。
