Additional information

Full Title

Multisensory Flavor Perception

Author(s)

Betina Piqueras-Fiszman

Edition
ISBN

9780081003503, 9780081003510

Publisher

Woodhead Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Multisensory Flavor Perception: From Fundamental Neuroscience Through to the Marketplace provides state-of-the-art coverage of the latest insights from the rapidly-expanding world of multisensory flavor research. The book highlights the various types of crossmodal interactions, such as sound and taste, and vision and taste, showing their impact on sensory and hedonic perception, along with their consumption in the context of food and drink.

The chapters in this edited volume review the existing literature, also explaining the underlying neural and psychological mechanisms which lead to crossmodal perception of flavor. The book brings together research which has not been presented before, making it the first book in the market to cover the literature of multisensory flavor perception by incorporating the latest in psychophysics and neuroscience.

  • Authored by top academics and world leaders in the field
  • Takes readers on a journey from the neurological underpinnings of multisensory flavor perception, then presenting insights that can be used by food companies to create better flavor sensations for consumers
  • Offers a wide perspective on multisensory flavor perception, an area of rapidly expanding knowledge