normaal functioneren van smaakverwerking in de hersenen healthy participants are included to examine taste processing
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiteit Leiden
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Healthy (self-reported) • Right-handed • Between 18 and 45 years old. • Having given their written informed consent • BMI between 18.5-30 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Having a history of or current alcohol consumption > 28 units per week • Daily smoking • Suffering from cold symptoms • Having a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, such as metabolic or endocrine disease, or any gastro-intestinal disorder • Mental or physical status that is incompatible with the proper conduct of the study • Not having a general practitioner • Participation in any other clinical trial during this study. • Common MRI exclusion criteria, including o Claustrophobia o Presence of metal in body incompatible with MRI scanning o Pacemaker o Being pregnant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neural activation as measured by fMRI and perceived taste intensity and hedonic value in response to tasting sweet and sour solutions under high and low cognitive load. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Performance on the Stroop task (to measure attentional control), BMI, responses on the mobile Approach-Avoidance task (AAT) to measure food approach motivation | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed