The Temporal Automated System for Taste Experiments (TASTE).
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.
Ashkenazi
Amir
A
John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. aamir@jbpierce.org
Fritz
Michael
M
Buckley
John
J
Marks
Lawrence E
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D001288:Attention; D004867:Equipment Design; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011601:Psychophysics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014059:Tongue
D005421:Flavoring Agents