Taste Modulator Influences Rare Case of Color-Gustatory Synesthesia

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 9; no. 8; p. 186
• Main Authors: Craver-Lemley, Catherine, Reeves, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31.07.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Color; color-gustatory synesthesia; Firearm discharge residue; Mouth; Sound; Sweetness; Synesthesia; Taste; taste modulator; Tea; Tongue; synesthesia; color-gustatory synesthesia; taste modulator; taste

We investigated the effect of a sweetness blocker on the synesthetic taste experience of a rare color-gustatory synesthete, E.C., for whom specific colors elicit unique tastes. Blocking E.C.'s sweetness receptors while the tongue was otherwise unstimulated left other taste components of the syn...