When emotional valence modulates audiovisual integration. by Maiworm, M, Bellantoni, M, Spence, C, Röder, B

“…These results suggest that the emotional system is capable of influencing multisensory binding processes that have heretofore been considered automatic.…”

Modifying action sounds influences people's emotional responses and bodily sensations. by Tonetto, L, Klanovicz, C, Spence, C

“…More generally, these results demonstrate that the manipulation of product extrinsic sounds can modify people's evaluation of their emotional outcomes (valence, arousal, and dominance), as well as their bodily sensations.…”

Can the feel of the haptic interaction modify a user's emotional state by Gatti, E, Caruso, G, Bordegoni, M, Spence, C

“…At the same time, several studies have, in recent years, demonstrated the importance of involving the emotions in the user-product interaction process. The present study was designed to investigate whether haptic interactions can affect, or modulate, people's responses to standardized emotional stimuli. 36 participants completed a self-assessment test concerning their emotional state utilizing as a pointer either a PHANToM device simulating a viscous force field while they moved the stylus, or else a stylus with no force field. …”

Not just another pint! the role of emotion induced by music on the consumer's tasting experience by Reinoso-Carvalho, F, Dakduk, S, Wagemans, J, Spence, C

“…We introduce a novel methodology to assess the influence of the emotion induced by listening to music on the consumer's multisensory tasting experience. …”

Emotional priming of digital images through mobile tele-smell and virtual food by Braun, M, Pradana, G, Buchanan, G, Cheok, A, Velasco, C, Spence, C, Aduriz, A, Gross, J, Lasa, D

“…The preliminary results reveal that the addition of scent significantly modulated the emotional perception of the images, with the effect especially noticeable when scents had a contrasting emotional valence to the image content. …”

Assessing the role of emotional mediation in explaining crossmodal correspondences involving musical stimuli by Spence, C

“…According to the emotional mediation account, it is the emotional associations that people have with stimuli that constitutes one of the fundamental bases on which crossmodal associations are established. …”

Extraordinary emotional responses elicited by auditory stimuli linked to the consumption of food and drink by Spence, C

“…There are, in other words, a number of extraordinary emotional responses that can or, in some cases, already have been linked to the consumption of food and drink. …”

Love for logos: Evaluating the congruency between brand symbols and typefaces and their relation to emotional words by Salgado-Montejo, A, Velasco, C, Olier, J, Alvarado, J, Spence, C

“…Simple line segments and shapes convey emotional meaning, with rounder shapes being linked with positive emotions and generally preferred over more angular shapes. …”

Beyond Kandinsky: Exploring colour-shape correspondences through the lenses of emotions, individual differences, and aesthetics by Dreksler, NB

Do visual cues intensify the emotional responses evoked by musical performance? A psychophysiological investigation by Vuoskoski, J, Gatti, E, Spence, C, Clarke, E

“…Their emotional responses to the stimuli were measured using self-report combined with psychophysiological indices of experienced emotions (skin conductance and heart rate). …”

“A sweet smile”: the modulatory role of emotion in how extrinsic factors influence taste evaluation by Wang, Q, Spence, C

“…The present study was designed to assess the role of the emotional valence of the product-extrinsic stimuli in such crossmodal modulations of taste. …”

Musical and non-musical sounds influence the flavour perception of chocolate ice cream and emotional responses by Lin, YHT, Hamid, N, Shepherd, D, Kantono, K, Spence, C

“…In contrast, negative emotions were associated with bitter and roasted tastes/flavours under the negatively valenced auditory conditions. …”

Multisensory perception and positive emotion: exploratory study on mixed item set for apparel e-customisation by Li, P, Wu, C, Spence, C

“…It is an exploratory study on consumers’ multisensory perception and positive emotion mixed item scale (MPPEMIS), collected by experts. …”

Assessing the role of emotional associations in mediating crossmodal correspondences between classical music and red wine by Wang, Q, Spence, C

“…Subsequently, they made emotion ratings separately for each wine and each musical selection. …”

Blending emotions and cross-modality in sonic seasoning: towards greater applicability in the design of multisensory food experiences by Reinoso-Carvalho, F, Gunn, LH, ter Horst, E, Spence, C

“…A sample of 1611 participants tasted one sample of chocolate while listening to a song that evoked a specific combination of cross-modal and emotional consequences. The results revealed that the music’s emotional character had a more prominent effect than its cross-modally corresponding attributes on the multisensory tasting experience. …”

Changes in flavour, emotion, and electrophysiological measurements when consuming chocolate ice cream in different eating environments by Xu, Y, Hamid, N, Shepherd, D, Kantono, K, Spence, C

“…Second, participants’ emotional responses were measured after consuming ice cream using a check-all-that-apply (CATA) list of emotions. …”

"Turn up the taste": assessing the role of taste intensity and emotion in mediating crossmodal correspondences between basic tastes and pitch by Wang, Q, Wang, S, Spence, C

“…In Experiment 2, the participants made emotion ratings and note matches in separate blocks of trials, then made emotion ratings for all 19 notes. …”

A sprinkle of emotions vs a pinch of crossmodality: Towards globally meaningful sonic seasoning strategies for enhanced multisensory tasting experiences by Reinoso Carvalho, F, Gunn, L, Molina, G, Narumi, T, Spence, C, Suzuki, Y, ter Horst, E, Wagemans, J

“…</p> <p>The effects triggered by ‘emotional’ music were more prominent than those triggered by ‘crossmodally-corresponding’ music. …”

Happy hour? a preliminary study of the effect of induced joviality and sadness on beer perception by Desira, B, Watson, S, Van Doorn, G, Timora, J, Spence, C

“…Our emotions influence our perception. In order to determine whether emotion influences the perception of beer, 32 participants watched either a scene from the movie Wall-E to induce joviality, or a short clip from the Shawshank Redemption to induce sadness. …”

The science of interpersonal touch: an overview. by Gallace, A, Spence, C

“…What is more, interpersonal touch can be used to communicate emotion in a manner similar to that demonstrated previously in vision and audition. …”