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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2014 Nov 7;85:14–21. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.003

Table 2.

Description of the instrumentation module used to monitor the ingestive behavior of participants during each visit.

MODALITY SENSOR SENSOR DESCRIPTION SENSOR LOCATION
Swallowing Throat
microphone
(IASUS NT) 		The microphone allowed the
detection of swallowing
sounds.		 Over the laryngopharynx (Figure 1,
left). Fastened to the neck
using a neoprene collar.
Chewing Piezoelectric
strain sensor
(LDT0-028K,
Meas-Spec Inc.) 		The strain sensor allowed
monitoring the jaw motion
during chewing.		 Immediately below the earlobe
(Figure 1, right). Attached to the
skin using medical adhesive
(Hollister 7730).
Videotape Digital camera
(PS3 Eye, Sony
Corporation) 		A PS3 Eye camera was used
to videotape the participants
throughout the experiment.		 Position of the camera was
adjusted to obtain an acceptable
view of the subject under study.