Can You Taste With Your Ears?
Can the sound of your food change its taste? Our senses work together in some pretty interesting ways. SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft! http://ow.ly/rt5IE My Twitter https://twitter.com/nessyhill...
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You’ve made it just in time! I was about to taste these crunchy cookies fresh from the oven. They smell delicious! Wait! Something’s not right… oh! I forgot to add the sound! Much better! I’m sure from your own experience you know that the way foods look, smell, and feel can influence your perception of what it tastes like. But have you ever thought about how sound influences your perception of taste? Crossmodal perception occurs when two or more of your senses interact with each other. In the real world, this happens all the time. Cooks at the family restaurant Chilli’s speak of The Fajita Effect, where one person ordering a sizzling, crackling skillet of fajita meat leads to an influx of fajita orders from other diners. And we’ve even studied ...
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You’ve made it just in time! I was about to taste these crunchy cookies fresh from the oven. They smell delicious! Wait! Something’s not right… oh! I forgot to add the sound! Much better! I’m sure from your own experience you know that the way foods look, smell, and feel can influence your perception of what it tastes like. But have you ever thought about how sound influences your perception of taste? Crossmodal perception occurs when two or more of your senses interact with each other. In the real world, this happens all the time. Cooks at the family restaurant Chilli’s speak of The Fajita Effect, where one person ordering a sizzling, crackling skillet of fajita meat leads to an influx of fajita orders from other diners. And we’ve even studied ...
