The use of 'artificial saliva' as a neutral control condition in gustatory research: Artificial saliva is not a neutral gustatory stimulus.

Physiology & Behavior
Stephanie BainesDeborah Talmi

Abstract

Distilled water with NaHCO3 and KCl is a solution often referred to as 'artificial saliva' because its chemical composition mimics human saliva. It is often used as a control stimulus in gustatory research, especially in neuroimaging, owing to the claim that it does not produce a response in primary gustatory cortex Yet evidence that human research volunteers perceive this liquid as affectively neutral is lacking. Unpublished data from our lab suggested that this solution might be perceived as aversive. This study set out to systematically test the parameters influencing taste neutrality. We used two different concentrations of distilled water with NaHCO3 and KCl, as well as bottled water as a control stimulus. Healthy adults rated all stimuli on two separate scales to rule out an interpretation based on the specifics of a single scale. Our participants rated artificial saliva as aversive on both scales. The bottled water was rated as neutral in valence on both scales, and as significantly less intense in sensation than both concentrations of the artificial saliva. This is the first study to have directly tested the subjective feelings that accompany the ingestion of these oft-used solutions on a trial-by-trial basis. We found ...Continue Reading

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