Investigation of the effects of color on judgments of sweetness using a taste adaptation method

Multisensory Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 189-205

  Shimoda, Kazumasa ^a   Hidaka, Souta ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Color; taste; taste adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION METHODS; TARGET SOLUTION; TASTE; TASTE ADAPTATION;

COLOR;

SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SWEETENING AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; COLOR; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOLUTIONS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909949622     PISSN: 22134794     EISSN: 22134808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22134808-00002455     Document Type: Article

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