The Sensory Experience of Taste and Tasting

Barry C. Smith's work examines the nature of sensory experience, specifically focusing on taste and tasting. The study challenges the assumption that we have direct awareness of our sensory experiences, arguing that what we perceive as "taste" is actually a complex, multimodal integration of various senses. It suggests that flavor arises from the fusion of taste, smell (retronasal olfaction), and somatosensory sensations.