title: A noninvasive stimulus onset device for use in gustatory research.
abstract: A simple device for precise, noninvasive measurement of stimulus onset time in gustatory research is described. This device utilizes an ultrafast, self-heated, micro-thermistor to sense the cooling effect of the fluid stream that bathes the tongue.
mesh_terms: D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology*