Pupillometry of taste: Methodological guide – from acquisition to data processing - and toolbox for MATLAB

The food sensory science community has recently shown an increasing interest towards the measurement of emotions induced by product consumption. In this paper, we propose a standard method to objectively and quantitatively explore emotions in tasting situations through measurement and analys...

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Main Authors: Anaïs Lemercier, Geneviève Guillot, Philippe Courcoux, Claire Garrel, Thierry Baccino, Pascal Schlich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université d'Ottawa 2014-09-01
Series:Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology
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Online Access:http://www.tqmp.org/RegularArticles/vol10-2/p179/p179.pdf
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Summary:The food sensory science community has recently shown an increasing interest towards the measurement of emotions induced by product consumption. In this paper, we propose a standard method to objectively and quantitatively explore emotions in tasting situations through measurement and analysis of pupil diameter. Pupillometry is a well-knownmethod for investigating cognitive load and emotional effects. However, since a standard method to analyze pupil response data is lacking, we provide here a guided methodology, from data acquisition to dataprocessing. An example of an application is also provided. The advantages and major drawbacks of this method are discussed.
ISSN:1913-4126