Daisuke Kaneko

TL;DR: It is suggested that dsRNA in commensal bacteria contributes to anti-inflammatory and protective immune responses and is identified as a discriminatory sensor to small intestinal commensals by using Toll-like receptor 3.

TL;DR: An exhaustive overview of measures used in current research is given to categorize these methods along measurement level (physiological, behavioral, and cognitive) and emotional processing level (unconscious sensory, perceptual/early cognitive, and conscious/decision making) level to help researchers to compile a set of complementary measures (“toolbox”) for their studies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used implicit measures such as facial expressions and physiological measurements of the autonomic nervous system to evaluate consumer acceptance of foods in a natural consumption context, where foods are rarely consumed on one single occasion but are typically consumed repeatedly and ratings may change over repeated consumptions.

TL;DR: The EmojiGrid appears to be a valid and intuitive affective self-report tool that does not rely on written instructions and that can efficiently be used to measure food-related emotions.

TL;DR: The CROCUFID database includes images of sweet, savory, natural, and processed food from Western and Asian cuisines, and normative ratings of valence, arousal, perceived healthiness, and desire-to-eat were provided in accordance with previous research.