Influence of Acute Mental Arithmetic Stress on Taste and Pungency

• Published in: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 224 - 232
• Main Authors: OSHIMA, Tatsuhiro, FUJIKAWA, Tetsuya, BANNAI, Yuichi, TOCHIKUBO, Osamu, OHNO, Masato, SAWAI, Shinya, TAKEDA, Yuichi, SAWAI, Asuka, MOTOMURA, Takuma, FUJII, Hitoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Center for Academic Publications Japan 30.06.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Blood Pressure - physiology; capsaicin; current; Heart Rate - physiology; hot; Humans; Intelligence Tests; Male; Mathematics; mental stress; Pain Measurement; Parasympathetic Nervous System - physiology; pungency; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; sympathetic nerve activity; Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology; Task Performance and Analysis; taste; Taste - physiology; Young Adult; pungency; current; capsaicin; taste; sympathetic nerve activity; hot; mental stress

Mental stress is a known risk factor for disease. This study investigated changes in sensations of taste and pungency before and after mental stress. Thirty healthy male university students rested for 20 min, performed mental arithmetic tasks for 10 min, and then underwent measurement of changes in...