Modality
The first dimension tests whether gustatory and auditory stimuli separate by sensory modality.
Taste the Music
EMOLAB Emotion Space Atlas
Taste the Music
A modality-general affective space across gustatory and auditory stimuli
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Color = taste category
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Dimensions
Modalityr = .35
Taste ↔ Music
Valencer = .76
Negative ↔ Positive
Arousalr = .90
Low ↔ High
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Taste
Music
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Valence
The second dimension captures the strong separation of sweet stimuli from the other taste categories.
Arousal
The third dimension distinguishes the higher-arousal sour pattern from the lower-arousal bitter pattern.