SMELL CUES INVOLVE TASTE SENSITIVITY ALTERATION BY ETHANOL

OTERO-LOSADA, M.

Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires

Congreso; VIII Jornadas de la Sociedad Argentina de Biologia. SAB. IBYME; 2006

Sociedad Argentina de Biologia. SAB. IBYME.

This article shows ethanol (Et) effects on taste thresholds as a function of gender and Et concentration (grade). Orosensory (taste, odor) influences were studied in relation to taste quality recognition’ sensitivity. Et affected taste detection according to quality, gender and ethanol. Et affected perithreshold Sw and B. Since these are the same qualities perceived in pure Et dilutions (2, 3), present data might involve superimposed taste qualities. Perceptual confusion might enhance baseline signal so that taste increases become proportionally ineffective to make further differences. ·        American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Special Technical Publication 434. ASTM, 1968 ·        Mattes RD, DiMeglio D. Ethanol perception and ingestion. Physiol Behav. 72 (1-2): 217-29, 2001 ·        Scinska A, Koros E, Habrat B, Kukwa A, Kostowski W, Bienkowski P. Bitter and sweet components of ethanol taste in humans. Drug Alc. Depend. 60 (2):199-206, 2000 ·        SPSS, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software for Windows. Base System User’s Guide. Chicago, IL. SPSS Inc., 1994