title: Reliability and validity of electrogustometry and its application to young and elderly persons.
abstract: Electrogustometric-threshold assessment demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability, good bilateral correspondence and age-related differences. Tactile and stimulus-related descriptors of the sensation elicited at detection threshold, as well as a lack of correlation between whole-mouth chemical thresholds and anterior tongue electrogustometric thresholds, raise questions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Sciences, San Diego State University, CA 92182-0350, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quiñonez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nordin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology