Taste and Smell

Abstract

The sections in this article are: 1 Methodological Issues of Importance to Both Taste and Olfaction 1.1 Threshold vs. Suprathreshold Perception 1.2 The Scaling of Perceived Intensity: How Do We Compare Individuals or Groups? 1.3 Magnitude Matching: Another Approach to Comparisons Across Individuals or Groups 2 Taste 2.1 Thresholds 2.2 Magnitude Estimation with a Common Standard Given to all Subjects 2.3 Line Length with no Labels 2.4 Labeled Scales 2.5 Magnitude Matching 2.6 Consistency of Taste Responses 2.7 What Are Appropriate Inferences from the Suprathreshold Studies? 2.8 Sources of Taste Loss 3 Orthonasal Olfaction 3.1 Thresholds 3.2 Odor Identification 3.3 Magnitude Scales with no Labels 3.4 Labeled Scales 3.5 Magnitude Matching 3.6 Sources of Olfactory Loss 4 Retronasal Olfaction 4.1 Thresholds 4.2 Identification 4.3 Magnitude Matching 4.4 Orthonasal vs. Retronasal Perception 4.5 Sources of Retronasal Olfactory Loss 4.6 Summary 5 conclusion5 Conclusions