Taste detection threshold is the minimum concentration of a flavoured substance detectable by the sense of taste. Sweetness detection thresholds are usually...
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odor detection threshold is the lowest concentration of a certain odor compound that is perceivable by the human sense of smell. The threshold of a chemical...
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animals. Taste detection thresholds for sweet substances are rated relative to sucrose, which has an index of 1. The average human detection threshold for...
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an organism could detect. Under the influence of signal detection theory, absolute threshold has been redefined as the level at which a stimulus will...
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Dysgeusia (redirect from Metallic food taste)
"Automated electrogustometry: a new paradigm for the estimation of taste detection thresholds". Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences. 25 (2): 120–5....
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Tongue map (redirect from Taste map)
that each part of the tongue tastes exactly one basic taste. The paper showed minute differences in threshold detection levels across the tongue, but...
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Sweetness (redirect from Sweet taste)
sweetness detection threshold and low bitterness detection threshold would have predisposed our primate ancestors to seek out sweet-tasting (and energy-dense)...
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Electronic tongue (redirect from Taste sensor)
fingerprint. Most of the detection thresholds of sensors are similar to or better than human receptors. In the biological mechanism, taste signals are transduced...
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musty odor, which most people can easily smell. The geosmin odor detection threshold in humans is very low, ranging from 0.006 to 0.01 micrograms per...
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Sense (section Gustatory system (taste))
the detection of stimuli. Although, in some cultures, five human senses were traditionally identified as such (namely sight, smell, touch, taste, and...
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Stimulus modality (section Taste modality)
easier to detect, and has a lower detection threshold. Additionally, women generally have lower olfactory thresholds than men, and this effect is magnified...
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taste and odor outbreaks in drinking water worldwide. MIB has a distinct earthy or musty odor, which most people can easily smell. The odor detection...
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Psychophysics (section Thresholds)
system. Modern applications rely heavily on threshold measurement, ideal observer analysis, and signal detection theory. Psychophysics has widespread and...
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an inbuilt false detection test. This is useful for the psychophysical analysis of the subject. Electrogustometric taste threshold depends on pulse duration...
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Wine fault (category Wine tasting)
sufficient quantities, these can affect the wine's odor and taste. With an olfactory detection threshold of a few ppb, the principal active compound is isopropyl...
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Phenylthiocarbamide (section Role in taste)
more of an ability to taste PTC. On the other hand, heavy cigarette smokers are more likely to have high PTC and PROP thresholds (i.e. are relatively insensitive)...
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Beefy meaty peptide (section Umami taste)
The intensity of the umami taste increases when the acidic peptide interacts with cations to form a salt. At a threshold value of 1.25 millimolar (mM)...
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measure odor sensation, an odor is diluted to a detection or recognition threshold. The detection threshold is the concentration of an odor in air when 50%...
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highly aromatic substances which often have a very low odor threshold and contribute to the taste and aroma of various foods including cocoa, baked goods...
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result of hundreds of studies exploring the detection threshold variation in taste sensitivity, the ability to taste the bitter compound phenylthiocarbamide...
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contribute to a grassy or "green" smell. cis-3-Hexenal has a low odour detection threshold that humans can perceive at concentrations as low as 0.25 parts per...
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Drug test (redirect from Substance abuse detection)
methods with varying degrees of accuracy, sensitivity (detection threshold/cutoff), and detection periods exist. A drug test may also refer to a test that...
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a person to respond to the stimulus if the stimulus reaches a minimum threshold to signal the brain. The sensory receptors will activate the sensory transduction...
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TAS2R38 (category Human taste receptors)
genotypes determine a threshold of PROP tasting abilities, the genotypes cannot account for the differences in tasting amongst each threshold group. For example...
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Nociception (section Detection of noxious stimuli)
have a certain threshold; that is, they require a minimum intensity of stimulation before they trigger a signal. Once this threshold is reached, a signal...
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The solid dissolves readily in water, and its solutions have a salt-like taste. Potassium chloride can be obtained from ancient dried lake deposits. KCl...
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Bath salts (drug) (section Detection)
social media. Anecdotal reports of the drug increasing its users' pain thresholds while simultaneously giving them increased strength can largely be attributed...
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bottling. Cork taint is characterized by a set of undesirable smells or tastes found in a bottle of wine, described as "musty", "mouldy", "earthy", or...
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Statistical hypothesis test (redirect from Statistical threshold)
source of confusion). If the p-value is less than the chosen significance threshold (equivalently, if the observed test statistic is in the critical region)...
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