Knöferle Klemens, Spence Charles
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
Psychon Bull Rev. 2012 Oct 6. doi: 10.3758/s13423-012-0321-z.
In this article, the rapidly growing body of research that has been published recently on the topic of crossmodal correspondences that involve auditory and gustatory/flavor stimuli is critically reviewed. The evidence demonstrates that people reliably match different tastes/flavors to auditory stimuli varying in both their psychoacoustic (e.g., pitch) and musical (e.g., timbre) properties. In order to stimulate further progress in this relatively young research field, the present article aims at consolidating prior findings concerning specific auditory-gustatory mappings, whereby special attention is given to highlighting (1) any conflicts in the existing experimental evidence and (2) any potential caveats with regard to the most appropriate interpretation of prior studies. Next, potential mechanisms underlying auditory-gustatory crossmodal correspondences are discussed. Finally, a number of potentially fruitful avenues for future research are outlined.
在本文中，我们对近期发表的关于涉及听觉与味觉/风味刺激的跨通道对应关系这一主题的快速增长的研究文献进行了批判性综述。证据表明，人们能够可靠地将不同的味道/风味与在心理声学（如音高）和音乐（如音色）属性方面均有所不同的听觉刺激进行匹配。为了推动这一相对新兴的研究领域取得进一步进展，本文旨在整合有关特定听觉 - 味觉映射的先前研究结果，特别关注突出（1）现有实验证据中的任何冲突，以及（2）关于先前研究最恰当解释的任何潜在警示。接下来，我们讨论了听觉 - 味觉跨通道对应关系背后的潜在机制。最后，概述了一些未来研究可能富有成果的途径。
