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O. 1 READ the web page about Charles Spence’s research on food and the senses. According
to Spence, what senses besides taste and smell play a role in our eating experiences?

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Flavor and the Senses:
fw Can we taste with our ears and eyes?

Not all scientific research takes place in labs. Just consider the work of Oxford University
psychologist, Charles Spence. Spence does some of his work in restaurants because he
studies people’s perceptions! of flavor.

In one of Spence’s experiments, guests were served a chocolate-covered sweet and
given some printed instructions to follow. The instructions said the guests should press
number 1 or number 2 on their cell phones. The people who pressed 1 heard the high
notes of fast, upbeat music. These people thought the dessert was sweet. Those who pressed
2 heard low, slow, serious music. For this group, the dessert seemed bitter. Spence said the
results show the role of the brain. It uses information from one sense, such as hearing, to
inform another sense—taste.

Comment Posted 2 hours ago by Chef Charles
I’m sure that music can affect taste. Last night, one of our regular guests at the
café asked who had chosen the music. He told his server that the songs made
everything taste better.

Posted 50 minutes ago by Haley
Comment
In an interview I read, Spence said, “We cannot ever eat or drink without being
influenced by the environment.” He explained how the brain processes all the
information around us—sound, color, and even the weight of the dishes.
Posted 10 minutes ago by Noah
Comment
Spence has said, “In many ways, we really do taste with our eyes.” He showed that
a dessert on a white plate will taste sweeter than one on a black plate. I tried that at
home. It’s true!

1 perception: the way you notice or understand something using one or more of the five senses
2bitter: not sweet and slightly unpleasant