Use Case | Sensory Testing

Selected Citations

• Johnsor, K. A., & Semwal, S. K. (2014, March). Shapes: A multi-sensory environment for the B/VI and hearing impaired community | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore. In 2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology (VAAT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. The focus of our paper is to describe a multi-sensory Virtual Environment (MSVE), called Shapes, which includes touch (haptic), scent and sound feedback. BIOPAC Product: SDS 100
• Von Leupoldt, A., Mertz, C., Kegat, S., Burmester, S., & Dahme, B. (2006). The impact of emotions on the sensory and affective dimension of perceived dyspnea – Von Leupoldt – 2006 – Psychophysiology – Wiley Online Library. Psychophysiology, 43(4), 382-386. Dyspnea is an impairing symptom in various diseases. Recent research has shown that the perception of dyspnea, like pain, consists of a sensory (intensity) and an affective (unpleasantness) dimension, but little is known about the specific impact of different emotions on these distinct dimensions. BIOPAC Product: Biopac Student Lab
• Cuesta, F., Paida, G., & Buele, I. (2020). Influence of Olfactory and Visual Sensory Stimuli in the Perfume-Purchase Decision – ProQuest. International Review of Management and Marketing, 10(1), 63. Neuromarketing has evolved in marketing practices, especially in the study of consumer behavior; however, in Ecuador this technique is still unknown, because they are limited to traditional marketing. The current research aims to determine the influence of olfactory and visual sensory stimuli in the decision making to purchase perfumes, using an experimental and conclusive investigation. BIOPAC Product: AcqKnowledge 
• Wang, J., Eslinger, P. J., Smith, M. B., & Yang, Q. X. (2005). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Human Olfaction and Normal Aging | The Journals of Gerontology: Series A | Oxford Academic (oup.com). The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 60(4), 510-514. The function of human olfaction declines with advancing age. An important question centers on whether functional alterations to olfactory brain structures accompany age-related behavioral changes. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that aged adults have intact though reduced activity in the central olfactory system using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). BIOPAC Product: MP 30
• Wisman, A., & Shrira, I. (2015). Frontiers | The smell of death: evidence that putrescine elicits threat management mechanisms | Psychology (frontiersin.org). Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1274. The ability to detect and respond to chemosensory threat cues in the environment plays a vital role in survival across species. However, little is known about which chemical compounds can act as olfactory threat signals in humans. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Takahashi, T., Itoh, H., Nishikawa, Y., Higuchi, Y., Nakamura, M., Sasabayashi, D., … & Suzuki, M. (2015). Possible relation between olfaction and anxiety in healthy subjects – Takahashi – 2015 – Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences – Wiley Online Library. Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 69(7), 431-438. While olfaction is a sense closely associated with the limbic system and emotions, the relation between emotional status and olfactory functioning has not been well documented. This study aimed to examine the possible effect of anxiety on olfaction in healthy subjects. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• de Wijk, R. A., Kooijman, V., Verhoeven, R. H., Holthuysen, N. T., & de Graaf, C. (2012). Autonomic nervous system responses on and facial expressions to the sight, smell, and taste of liked and disliked foods – ScienceDirect. Food quality and preference, 26(2), 196-203. Traditional sensory and consumer tests predict long term consumer acceptance of new products rather poorly, as evidenced by the high failure rates of new market introductions. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Hu, S., Luo, Y. J., & Hui, L. (2000). Preliminary Study of Associations between Objective Parameters of Facial Electromyography and Subjective Estimates of Taste Palatability – Senqi Hu, Yue-Jia Luo, Lumei Hui, 2000 (sagepub.com). Perceptual and motor skills, 91(3), 741-747. 20 subjects’ palatability reports and facial electromyographic (EMG) activities at the zygomaticus major, corrugator supercilli, and levator labii (superioris/alaeque nasi) regions were recorded while they were tasting water or pickle juice. BIOPAC Product: AcqKnowledge 
• Verastegui-Tena, L., van Trijp, H., & Piqueras-Fiszman, B. (2018). Heart rate and skin conductance responses to taste, taste novelty, and the (dis)confirmation of expectations – ScienceDirect. Food Quality and Preference, 65, 1-9. It is unclear whether the responses of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) can measure how people respond to food. Results focused on emotional responses are contradictory; therefore, the focus has shifted to other components of emotion, such as appraisals. BIOPAC Product: TSD 203
• Andres-Hernando, A., Kuwabara, M., Orlicky, D. J., Vandenbeuch, A., Cicerchi, C., Kinnamon, S. C., … & Lanaspa, M. A. (2020). Sugar causes obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice independently of sweet taste | American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 319(2), E276-E290. Intake of sugars, especially the fructose component, is strongly associated with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome, but the relative role of taste versus metabolism in driving preference, intake, and metabolic outcome is not fully understood. BIOPAC Product: AcqKnowledge