Publications

Authors:

Cecchini, Maria Paola; Tamburin, Stefano; Zanini, Alice; Boschi, Federico; Demartini, Benedetta; Goeta, Diana; Dallocchio, Carlo; Marotta, Angela; Fiorio, Mirta; Tinazzi, Michele

Title:

Hedonicity in functional motor disorders: a chemosensory study assessing taste

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION

ISSN of journal:

0300-9564

N° Volume:

127

Number or Folder:

10

Page numbers:

1399-1407

Keyword:

functional motor disorders (FMD); hedonicity; taste

Short description of contents:

The aim of this study was to explore hedonicity to basic tastes in patients with functional motor disorders (FMDs) that are often associated with impairment in emotional processing. We recruited 20 FMD patients and 24 healthy subjects, matched for age and sex. Subjects were asked to rate the hedonic sensation (i.e., pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant) on a - 10 to +10 scale to the four basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, and bitter) at different concentrations, and neutral stimuli (i.e., no taste stimulation) by means of the Taste Strips Test. Anxiety, depression, and alexithymia were assessed. FMD patients rated the highest concentration of sweet taste (6.7 ± 2.6) as significantly more pleasant than controls (4.7 ± 2.5, p = 0.03), and the neutral stimuli significantly more unpleasant (patients: - 0.7 ± 0.4, controls: 0.1 ± 0.4, p = 0.013). Hedonic ratings were not correlated to anxiety, depression, or alexithymia scores. Hedonic response to taste is altered in FMD patients. This preliminary finding might result from abnormal interaction between sensory processing and emotional valence.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-020-02244-5

Product ID:

115974

Handle IRIS:

11562/1024234

Last Modified:

November 13, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Cecchini, Maria Paola; Tamburin, Stefano; Zanini, Alice; Boschi, Federico; Demartini, Benedetta; Goeta, Diana; Dallocchio, Carlo; Marotta, Angela; Fiorio, Mirta; Tinazzi, Michele, Hedonicity in functional motor disorders: a chemosensory study assessing taste «JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION» , vol. 127 , n. 10 , 2020 , pp. 1399-1407

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