ArticleNorth American journal of medical sciences2012
Mental and physical workload, salivary stress biomarkers and taste perception: Mars desert research station expedition.
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- Identifying cognitive capabilities required for optimal surface extravehicular activity performance.NPJ microgravity · 2025Article
- Initiating Sensory Science Research in Space Conditions-Current Practices and Future Perspectives.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Review
- Additions to the "Martian Flora": new botanical records from the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah.Biodiversity data journal · 2020Article
- Expression and nuclear translocation of glucocorticoid receptors in type 2 taste receptor cells.Neuroscience letters · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundVery few studies have been conducted on the effects of simulation of Mars conditions on taste.
aimsThis study was planned to find the effects of physical and mental workload on taste sensitivity and salivary stress biomarkers. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwelve crew members were selected. Taste reactions and intensity of the taste sensations to quinine sulfate, citric acid, and sucrose were tested before and after mental and physical tasks for one hour. Also, psychological mood states by profile of mood state, salivary, salivary alpha amylase and cortisol, and current stress test scores were measured before and after mental and physical tasks.
resultsAverage time intensity evaluation showed that after the mental and physical tasks, the perceived duration of bitter, sour, and sweet taste sensations was significantly shortened relative to control group. There were good correlations between average time intensity of sweetness, bitterness, sourness and cortisol levels.
conclusionsTaste alterations due to stress can have an effect on the health and confidence of astronauts in long- term space missions. Thus, this issue remains one of the important issues for future human explorations.
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