Olfactory cues of restaurant wait staff modulate patrons’ dining experiences and behavior

A sample US subpopulation (281 adult parents) undertook this 2019 study investigating the influence of plate size on a person’s perceptions and recall of food and meal size. The parents drew and labeled the foods they expected to eat that night, drawing on either a 23cm or 28cm paper plate. There were apparent differences in […]

Emerging research indicates that internal conditions can shape how we interpret sensory information, yet it is still uncertain how motivational states like hunger or fullness affect decision-making related to smells. In this study by Shanahan, Bhutani & Kahnt (2021), a new task was created using combinations of food and non-food scents (e.g., cinnamon bun with […]