Uncovering the Underlying Mechanisms of Crossmodal Associations Between Visual Textures and Temperature - PhD Thesis
Congratulations!?Dr. Francisco Barbosa Escobar?whom successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Uncovering the Underlying Mechanisms of Crossmodal Associations Between Visual Textures and Temperature” at?Food Quality Perception and Society Science Team, Department of Food Science Aarhus Universitet?on May 22nd 2023!
Supervisors?Derek Victor Byrne?Qian Janice Wang and Carlos Velasco. A big thank you from us to?Thomas van Rompay,?Florian Kock, and?Marianne Hammersh?j?for being a part of the evaluation committee and for the excellent thesis discussion.
Thesis Synopsis:?Crossmodal associations can encompass a continuum between crossmodal correspondences and semantic congruency. The former refers to, often surprising, associations between pairs of features or dimensions in two different sensory modalities. The latter relates associations between stimuli matched based on a common identity or meaning. These associations have gained increasing interest from academics and practitioners in recent decades. One dimension that has received particular attention is temperature, partly due to its relationship with emotions.
Through four phases, each resulting in one academic paper, the present PhD thesis investigated crossmodal associations between visual textures and temperature and their underlying mechanisms.