The Temporal Automated System for Taste Experiments (TASTE). |
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| Authors: | Amir Ashkenazi Michael Fritz John Buckley Lawrence E Marks |
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| Institution: | John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. aamir@jbpierce.org |
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| Abstract: | We describe a new, open flow device for presenting taste stimuli to human subjects under controlled conditions of timing. The device delivers each stimulus as a mist to the participant's tongue through one of 16 nozzles attached to a linear slide. Software controls the position of the slide, the duration of the stimulus, and the duration of the pre- and poststimulus water rinses and records the responses of the participant. Temporal characteristics of this system make it especially applicable to studies on the role of attention in taste perception. |
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