Handbook of Perception Volume 6A

List of ContributorsForewordPrefacePart I. History of Research on Taste Chapter 1. History of Taste Research I. Introduction II. Taste Research from the Time of the Ancient Greeks to the Late Nineteenth Century III. The Late Nineteenth Century: Kiesow and Öhrwall IV. The Early Twentieth Century: Final Contributions from Classical Taste Psychophysics V. Electrophysiological Techniques: Sensory Coding of Taste Quality VI. Renaissance of Human Taste Psychophysics ReferencesPart II. Biophysics, Neurophysiology, and Psychology of Taste Chapter 2. Biophysics and Chemistry of Taste I. Introduction II. Taste Structures III. Taste-Cell Transduction IV. Permeability of Tongue Epithelium V. A Quantitative Theory of Taste-Cell Stimulation V. Isolation of Taste Receptor Proteins VII. Chemical Characterization of Taste Stimuli VIII. New Horizons References Chapter 3. The Vertebrate Phylogeny, Neural Code, and Integrative Processes of Taste I. Introduction II. Peripheral Afferents III. Central Nervous System IV. The Taste Coding Problem V. Some Behavioral Significances References Chapter 4. Psychological Dimensions and Perceptual Analyses of Taste I. Introduction II. The Nature of Taste Qualities III. Methods of Stimulation IV. Energy Relationships V. Effects of Locus of Stimulation VI. Lateral Interaction VII. Mixtures VIII. Temperature IX. Adaptation X. Phenylthiourea XI. Pathology of Taste XII. Electric Taste XIII. Taste-Altering Substances XIV. Smoking References Chapter 5. Taste and Food Technology: Acceptability, Aesthetics, and Preference I. Introduction II. The Hedonics of Simple Taste Stimuli III. The Hedonics of Foods IV. Preferences for Foods (Attitudes) V. Preferences for Entire Menus VI. The Question of Validity VII. The Effect of Body State on Preference VIII. The Ontogeny of Taste Preferences in Humans IX. Other Aspects of Taste Preferences X. Flavor and Taste Description XI. Optimization of Taste and Flavor XII. An Overview ReferencesPart III. History of Research on Smell Chapter 6. History of Research on Smell I. Introduction II. Functions of Olfaction III. Classification of Odor Quality IV. The Stimulus V. Hendrik Zwaardemaker (1857-1930) VI. Anatomy and Physiology ReferencesPart IV. Biophysics and Chemistry of Odor Chapter 7. Biophysics of Smell I. Olfactory Receptor II. Electrical Phenomena Accompanying Olfactory Reception III. Odorous Molecules and Receptive Sites IV. Origins and Generative Mechanisms of Electro-olfactograms V. Information Processing in the Olfactory Nerve Pathway References Chapter 8. Odor and Stimulant Structure I. Introduction II. The Olfactory Process III. Olfactory Information IV. Molecular Structure and Olfactory Response V. Enantiomers VI. Electrophysiology VII. Indirect Relationships ReferencesPart V. Neurophysiology and Psychology of Smell Chapter 9. The Neural Code: Integrative Neural Mechanisms I. Fundamental Questions II. The Receptors III. The Olfactory Bulb IV. Central Projections References Chapter 10. The Odoriferous Environment and the Application of Olfactory Research I. Introduction II. Odor Pollution III. Psychophysical Foundation for Applications IV. Chemical Signals in the Environment ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index