The Bittersweet Study
According to a recent study, music can affect the brain which changes how we recognise the taste of food. Called the "Bittersweet Study", it was conducted by Charles Spence (a professor at Oxford university, England who teaches experimental psychology) who found that the taste of food could be adjusted when combined with a background soundtrack that has changes to its sonic properties, hence the name "sonic-enhanced food".
The research has found that certain tones makes things taste sweeter or more bitter. For example, low brass sounds make things taste more bitter whereas high-pitched tunes played on a piano or bells make things taste sweeter. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18813075 http://www.monstermusic.com.au/music-blog/music-can-change-how-your-food-tastes http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/185792/the-music-sounds-food-scientists-discover-link-sound-taste.htm |
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