Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness
Abstract Neurotypical individuals have subjective sensitivity differences that may overlap with more heavily studied clinical populations. However, it is not known whether these subjective differences in sensory sensitivity are modality specific, or lead to behavioral shifts. In our experiment, we m...
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| description | Abstract Neurotypical individuals have subjective sensitivity differences that may overlap with more heavily studied clinical populations. However, it is not known whether these subjective differences in sensory sensitivity are modality specific, or lead to behavioral shifts. In our experiment, we measured the oral touch sensitivity and food texture awareness differences in two neurotypical groups having either a high or low subjective sensitivity in touch modality. To measure oral touch sensitivity, individuals performed discrimination tasks across three types of stimuli (liquid, semisolid, and solid). Next, they performed two sorting exercises for two texture-centric food products: cookies and crackers. The stimuli that required low oral processing (liquid) were discriminated at higher rates by participants with high subjective sensitivity. Additionally, discrimination strategies between several foods in the same product space were different across the groups, and each group used attributes other than food texture as differentiating characteristics. The results show subjective touch sensitivity influences behavior (sensitivity and awareness). However, we show that the relationship between subjective touch sensitivity and behavior generalizes beyond just touch to other sensory modalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14bc840fb096442e83fdd8fb084516c32022-12-21T23:33:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-10-011111910.1038/s41598-021-99575-4Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awarenessR. Pellegrino0C. McNelly1C. R. Luckett2Department of Food Science, University of TennesseeDepartment of Food Science, University of TennesseeDepartment of Food Science, University of TennesseeAbstract Neurotypical individuals have subjective sensitivity differences that may overlap with more heavily studied clinical populations. However, it is not known whether these subjective differences in sensory sensitivity are modality specific, or lead to behavioral shifts. In our experiment, we measured the oral touch sensitivity and food texture awareness differences in two neurotypical groups having either a high or low subjective sensitivity in touch modality. To measure oral touch sensitivity, individuals performed discrimination tasks across three types of stimuli (liquid, semisolid, and solid). Next, they performed two sorting exercises for two texture-centric food products: cookies and crackers. The stimuli that required low oral processing (liquid) were discriminated at higher rates by participants with high subjective sensitivity. Additionally, discrimination strategies between several foods in the same product space were different across the groups, and each group used attributes other than food texture as differentiating characteristics. The results show subjective touch sensitivity influences behavior (sensitivity and awareness). However, we show that the relationship between subjective touch sensitivity and behavior generalizes beyond just touch to other sensory modalities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99575-4 |
| spellingShingle | R. Pellegrino C. McNelly C. R. Luckett Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness Scientific Reports |
| title | Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| title_full | Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| title_fullStr | Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| title_short | Subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| title_sort | subjective touch sensitivity leads to behavioral shifts in oral food texture sensitivity and awareness |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99575-4 |
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