Hiromi Nakamura
Homei Miyashita
ABSTRACT
Weak cathodal current applied to the tongue inhibits the taste of salt, but perceived saltiness tends to increase after the current is released. In this study, we propose a saltiness enhancer that uses this phenomenon. Our system applies weak cathodal current for a short time when the user eats or drinks. The user can thus perceive a salty taste without the use of salt.
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Cross Ref
- Bujas, Z. and Mayer, D., Sensory effects of continuous and iterative electrical stimulation of the tongue. Acta Inst Psychol Univ Zagrabiensis. 82: pp. 35--50, 1977.Google Scholar
- Nakamura, H. and Miyashita, H. Development and evaluation of interactive system for synchronizing electric taste and visual content, In Proc. CHI 2012, pp. 517--520, 2012. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Ranasinghe, N., Cheok, A. D., Fernando, O. N. N., Nii, H., and Ponnampalam., G. Electronic taste stimulation. In Proc. UbiComp 2011, pp. 561--562, 2011. Google ScholarDigital Library
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- Enhancing saltiness with cathodal current
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