Gary Peterson asked " if there are ways to induce phantom sensory experiences for classroom demos." This and the Times article (sorry but I forgot who posted that one) reminded me of a paper in Science from around the early 70s. It investigated the common observation that after eating artichokes, water yastes sweet. My wife & I were big on artichokes at the time and it really is a powerful illusion. Water tastes like saccharin. This shouldn't be too tough to duplicate in class. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Office (610)436-2945 Professor and Chairperson Home (610)363-1939 Department of Psychology FAX (610)436-2846 West Chester University [EMAIL PROTECTED] West Chester, PA 19383 www.wcupa.ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, biopsychologist, herpetoculturist and bluegrass fiddler........... not necessarily in order of importance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
