Department of Food Science & Technology

Virginia Tech food sensory lab helps researchers read emotions

All it takes is a tiny facial experience to give Virginia Tech researchers the info they need to know how people feel about what they taste. WFXR News spoke to VT Sensory Evaluation Lab researcher Kat Phetxumphou about how she uses advanced facial tracking software and other techniques to study how people feel about food.

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Virginia Tech food sensory lab helps researchers read emotions

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