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Taste Familiarity and Preference: An EEG Study of Neural Correlates

Taste Familiarity and Preference: An EEG Study of Neural Correlates - TasteF&P_EEG

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036947
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-05-19
Start date
2025-05-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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Conditions

healthy volunteers

Interventions

Group 1: Positive congruent associative learning (PCAL) group: This group will focus on learning a new taste through PCAL techniques. The training will span one week and involve exposure to prominent

Sponsors

University of Graz
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: unfamiliar with umami taste

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: reported diagnoses of somatic/mental disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
EEG-resting state: spatiotemporal microstate patterns and underlying neural networks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Psychophysical behavioral ratings: Participants evaluated the pleasantness and familiarity of the novel taste-depicting food items using a visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 100.

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactEmilia Iannilli

University of Graz

emilia.iannilli@uni-graz.at+4303163808484

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026