Olfactory influences on the perceived effects of lip balm

Peer Review #2 of "Tactile roughness perception in the presence of olfactory and trigeminal stimulants (v0.1)"

“…Hence, it seems that a significant interaction effect can only be expected between tactile stimuli and matching low-salient scents. Previous studies that did find crosssmodal interaction effects between olfaction and touch typically used naturalistic tactile stimuli like textile samples (Demattè et al, 2006;Guest & Spence, 2003b;Laird, 1932), cream and gels (Gonçalves et al, 2013;Kikuchi, Akita & Abe, 2013) or shampoo and hair (Churchill et al, 2009). These stimuli differed on two aspects from the sandpapers used in our experiments.…”

“…A growing body of research shows that the information processed in one sensory modality is modulated by the simultaneous activation of other sensory modalities (see Driver & Noesselt, 2008, for a review). As a result tactile texture perception can for instance be influenced by audition (e.g., Guest et al, 2002;Jousmäki & Hari, 1998;Klatzky & Lederman, 2010;Lederman, 1979;Werner & Schiller, 1932), vision (e.g., Guest & Spence, 2003a;Guest & Spence, 2003b;Werner & Schiller, 1932), and even olfactory perception (Churchill et al, 2009;Croy, Angelo & Olausson, 2014;Demattè et al, 2006;Gonçalves et al, 2013;Kikuchi, Akita & Abe, 2013). The inter-modal interaction between touch and vision is for example shown by the fact that bimodal visual and tactile input results in superior roughness discrimination of abrasive papers (Heller, 1982), and that the visual assessment of textile roughness is less accurate in the presence of simultaneously presented incongruent tactile samples (Guest & Spence, 2003b).…”

“…For example, the perceived smoothness (Demattè et al, 2006) and textural quality (Laird, 1932) of odorized fabrics depends on their odor. Lip balm feels smoother with lemon scent than with vanilla scent (Kikuchi, Akita & Abe, 2013). The perceived greasiness and spreadability of cream and gel formulations is influenced by the presence and type of fragrance (Gonçalves et al, 2013).…”

Tactile roughness perception in the presence of olfactory and trigeminal stimulants

“…A growing body of research shows that the information processed in one sensory modality is modulated by the simultaneous activation of other sensory modalities (see Driver & Noesselt, 2008 , for a review). As a result, tactile texture perception can for instance be influenced by audition (e.g., Guest et al, 2002 ; Jousmäki & Hari, 1998 ; Klatzky & Lederman, 2010 ; Lederman, 1979 ; Werner & Schiller, 1932 ), vision (e.g., Guest & Spence, 2003a ; Guest & Spence, 2003b ; Werner & Schiller, 1932 ), and even olfactory perception ( Churchill et al, 2009 ; Croy, Angelo & Olausson, 2014 ; Demattè et al, 2006 ; Gonçalves et al, 2013 ; Kikuchi, Akita & Abe, 2013 ).…”

“…For example, the perceived smoothness ( Demattè et al, 2006 ) and textural quality ( Laird, 1932 ) of odorized fabrics depends on their odor. Lip balm feels smoother with lemon scent than with vanilla scent ( Kikuchi, Akita & Abe, 2013 ). The perceived greasiness and spreadability of cream and gel formulations is influenced by the presence and type of fragrance ( Gonçalves et al, 2013 ).…”