Taste-taste, odor-odor, and taste-odor mixtures: Greater suppression within than between modalities

Predicting Taste and Odor Events in Kansas

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...

Sensor fusion for taste sensor and odor sensor.

Recent research on a taste sensor stimulated the development of several kinds of sensing systems that have the ability to discriminate various tastes of beverages or foods. Most of these sensors involve the concept of global sensing, i.e. non-specifically detected signals are analyzed to extract the inherent taste characteristics (Toko, 1996). The sensor fusion technique extends the global sens...

Does odor and taste identification change during hyperemesis gravidarum?

AIM To investigate a difference in odor and taste identification among pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum, those with healthy pregnancy and non-pregnant women. METHODS This prospective, controlled study included 33 pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum, 33 healthy pregnant and 26 non-pregnant women. For all participants, rhinological examinations were performed. Odor and taste id...

Odor and taste interaction on brain responses in humans.

Central neural integration of sensory input from different modalities is a prerequisite for flavor perception. Chemosensory information as part of flavor perception is mediated by (i) specific and (ii) general sensory systems. The mouth and the nose are areas housing specific sensory systems, i.e. the gustatory and the olfactory systems. In the gustatory and olfactory systems, as well as in the...