Sounds can affect food and flavor perception. For example, loud noise can affect taste perception. In the present study, we examined whether exposure to ~ 80-dB magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acoustic noise affects taste perception. Participants (N = 27) came to the lab twice for a taste test, a smell test, and evaluating sweet and savory food items: once when continuously being exposed to loud MRI acoustic noise and once when being exposed to much quieter background noise. It was hypothesized that exposure to loud noise would impair taste perception, especially identifying and detecting sweet taste, and that it would decrease liking for the taste of particularly sweet foods. Neither overall taste detection nor sweet taste detection was affected by exposure to MRI acoustic noise. Further, we found no effect of noise on sweet food liking, but exploratory analyses do imply such an effect of MRI noise on liking for savory foods, with these foods being significantly less liked when exposed to MRI acoustic noise. We conclude that loud noises do not necessarily affect chemosensory perception. MRI acoustic noise specifically does not seem to have a relevant effect on smell and taste.

Remco C. Havermans

Anouk E. M. Hendriks

Chemosensory Perception

化学感觉感知的覆盖范围包括对人类现象有影响的动物工作，并探索以下领域：识别产生感觉反应的化学物质；识别与化学物质相关的感觉反应；人体对化学刺激的体内反应；人体对化学刺激的体外反应；神经影像学化学感觉功能；化学感受的神经学处理；化学感受机制；化学感受的心理物理学；三叉神经功能；多感官知觉；化学感受的情境效应；对化学刺激的行为反应；影响和促成化学感受的生理因素；风味和享乐学；记忆和化学感受。

The journal "Chemosensory Perception" covers research in the field of chemosensory perception, particularly its impact on human phenomena. The research topics include: identifying the chemicals that elicit sensory responses; analyzing sensory responses associated with these chemicals; exploring the body's internal and external reactions to chemical stimuli; investigating the application of neuroimaging in chemosensory function; understanding the neural processing mechanisms of chemosensation; studying the psychophysics of chemosensation; examining the functions of the trigeminal nerve; exploring the interactions of multisensory perception; assessing the contextual effects on chemosensation; analyzing behavioral responses to chemical stimuli; identifying physiological factors that influence and facilitate chemosensation; researching flavor and hedonic studies; and examining the relationship between memory and chemosensation.

《Chemosensory Perception》期刊涵盖化学感觉感知领域的研究，特别是对人类现象的影响。研究内容包括：识别引发感觉反应的化学物质；分析与化学物质相关的感觉反应；探讨人体对化学刺激的体内和体外反应；研究神经影像学在化学感觉功能中的应用；化学感受的神经处理机制；化学感受的心理物理学；三叉神经的功能；多感官知觉的交互作用；化学感受的情境效应；对化学刺激的行为反应；影响和促进化学感受的生理因素；风味和享乐学的研究；以及记忆与化学感受之间的关系。

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Does MRI Acoustic Noise Affect Chemosensory Perception?

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