Chemosensory factors influencing alcohol perception, preferences, and consumption.
This article presents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2002 RSA/ISBRA Meeting in San Francisco, California, co-organized by Julie A. Mennella and Alexander A. Bachmanov of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. The goal of this symposium was to review the role that chemosensory factors (taste, smell, and chemical irritation) play in the perception, preference, and consumption of alcohol. The presented research focused on both humans and laboratory animals and used a variety of approaches including genetic, developmental, pharmacological, behavioral, and psychophysical studies. The presentations were as follows: (1) Introduction and overview of the chemical senses (Julie A. Mennella and Alexander A. Bachmanov); (2) Taste reactivity as a measure of alcohol palatability and its relation to alcohol consumption in rats (Stephen W. Kiefer); (3) Early learning about the sensory properties of alcohol in laboratory animals (Juan Carlos Molina); (4) Early learning about the sensory properties of alcohol in humans (Julie A. Mennella); (5) Genetic dissection of the ethanol-sweet taste relationship in mice (Alexander A. Bachmanov and Michael Tordoff); and (6) Human genetic variation in taste: connections with alcohol sensation and intake (Valerie B. Duffy and Linda M. Bartoshuk). The symposium concluded with a general discussion.
Bachmanov
Alexander A
AA
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-3308, USA. bachmanov@monell.org
Kiefer
Stephen W
SW
Molina
Juan Carlos
JC
Tordoff
Michael G
MG
Duffy
Valerie B
VB
Bartoshuk
Linda M
LM
Mennella
Julie A
JA
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001244:Association; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012903:Smell / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013649:Taste / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*