title: Does the mind reflect the mouth? Sensory profiling and the future.
abstract: Descriptive Sensory Profiling methods have been used for over half-a-century. As the application of these methods obviously does not occur in a vacuum, we sketch the contextual basis of these methods. A unifying model, illustrating the tasks required from a sensory panellist, is presented with the aim of illuminating some major differences between methods. The history and main developments in the field of descriptive sensory profiling are outlined in a basic pedigree of methods. The authors suggest an approach to sensory profiling where taylor-made, problem oriented, methods are devised and used.
authors.affiliation: Sensory Science Group, Department of Dairy and Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. gbd@kvl.dk
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Dijksterhuis
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*