The effect of oral tactile sensitivity on texture perception and mastication behavior.

Mastication is a notable source of interindividual variation in texture perception and could be linked to oral tactile sensitivity. To better understand the influence of oral tactile sensitivity on mastication behavior, this study measured masticatory behavior and texture discrimination in participants of high (n = 20) and low (n = 21) oral tactile sensitivity. Overall, there was no significant difference between high and low sensitivity participants in their ability to distinguish texture changes (p = .

Sensitivity to viscosity changes and subsequent estimates of satiety across different senses.

While it is widely accepted that texture is a multimodal in nature, little research has been published regarding how we use senses other than touch to assess texture. In beverages, humans use texture (i.e.

Characterization of oral tactile sensitivity and masticatory performance across adulthood.

Texture perception is one of the most important factors in food acceptance, yet population-wide differences in texture sensations are not well understood. The variation in texture perception across populations is thought to depend on oral tactile sensitivity and masticatory performance. To address this hypothesis, we aimed to measure tactile acuity with a battery of tests and quantitate the relationship to masticatory performance.