Retroactive revaluation of an odor-taste association

Odor-taste learning assays in Drosophila larvae.

The Drosophila larva is an emerging model for studies in behavioral neurogenetics because of its simplicity in terms of cell number. Despite this simplicity, basic features of neuronal organization and key behavior faculties are shared with adult flies and with mammals. Here, we describe a pavlovian-type learning assay in fruit fly larvae. A group of larvae is sequentially exposed to specific o...

Predicting Taste and Odor Events in Kansas

Effects of Visual Priming on Taste-Odor Interaction

Little is known about the influence of visual characteristics other than colour on flavor perception, and the complex interactions between more than two sensory modalities. This study focused on the effects of recognizability of visual (texture) information on flavor perception of odorized sweet beverages. Participants rated the perceived sweetness of odorized sucrose solutions in the presence ...

Methodology for Measuring Taste and Odor Preference of Rodents

Taste enhancers and olfactory attractants are needed to improve b a i t acceptance for rodent control, but most methods for e v a l u a t i n g preference for taste and odor s t i m u l i are not s u i t a b l e for screening l a r ge numbers of such compounds. This paper describes two automated preference testers designed for t h i s purpose. The taste preference apparatus is based on the p r ...

Facial electromyography: responses of children to odor and taste stimuli.

The study investigated the potential for facial electromyography (EMG) to be used as a clinical tool for measuring the responses of children to pleasant and unpleasant smell and taste stimuli. Responses in the zygomaticus major and levator labii muscles to 4 odorants and 4 tastants were recorded from 34 children aged 6-9 years. The results indicated that EMG activities in the 2 muscles discrimi...