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Mei Peng

University of Otago

P.O. Box 56

Dunedin, 9010

New Zealand

  • University of Otago

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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Craving What You Imagine: How Sensory Mental Imagery Relates to Trait Food Craving and BMI

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Jan 2025
Mei Peng, Jessica McCormack, Sashie Abeywickrema, Qian Janice Wang, Reece Roberts and Charles Spence
University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Aarhus University, University of Otago and University of Oxford
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Food craving, Mental imagery, Multisensory, obesity, eating behaviour, overeating

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Menopause Alters Olfactory Sensitivity and Starch Energy Intake

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
Kaveesha Gunarathne, Gihara Ambegoda, Piumi Palihakkara, Sudharshani Wasalathanthri, Mei Peng and Sashie Abeywickrema
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Colombo, University of Otago and University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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Olfactory sensitivity, Signal detection Theory, Menopause, Eating Behaviour, Carbohydrate, Starch

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Imagining Food: Development and Validation of a Food Imagery Scale

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Oct 2025
Mei Peng, Jessica McCormack, Emma Marchais, Sofija Golo, Maggie Hames, Reece Roberts and Charles Spence
University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago and University of Oxford
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eating behaviour, Cravings, Mental imagery, Sensory imagery, Senses

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Rejection Thresholds for Caloric versus Non-Caloric Sweeteners: Implications for Sugar Intake and BMI in Young Adults

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Sep 2025
Gihara Ambegoda, Piumi Palihakkara, Kaveesha Gunarathne, Ranil Jayawardena, Sudharshani Wasalathanthri, Mei Peng and Sashie Abeywickrema
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Colombo, University of Otago and University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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Sweet tolerance, Rejection threshold, Sucrose, Sucralose, Sugar intake

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Assessing the Relationship Between Food-Related Mental Imagery and Appetite

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2026
Maggie Hames, Jessica McCormack, Reece Roberts, Jamin Halberstadt, Charles Spence and Mei Peng
University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Otago, University of Oxford and University of Otago
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Mental imagery, Appetite, Metabolic state, Food craving, Multisensory perception

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Do Mothers Have Unique Food Behaviours? Mothers’ Dietary Intake, Eating Behaviour, and Macronutrient Taste Preferences Across New Zealand and Denmark

15TH PANGBORN SENSORY SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM - MEETING NEW CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING WORLD (PSSS 2023):I06
Posted: 24 Aug 2023
Michael Garrett, Barbara Vad Andersen, Mei Peng and Hannah Browne
University of Otago, Aarhus University, University of Otago and University of Otago

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How are Macronutrients Represented in the Brain? Novel Insights from an Fmri Study

15TH PANGBORN SENSORY SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM - MEETING NEW CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING WORLD (PSSS 2023):F02
Posted: 24 Aug 2023
Jessica McCormack, Reece Roberts and Mei Peng
University of Otago, University of Otago and University of Otago

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Effects of Olfactory and Gustatory Perception on Individual Food Choices and Macronutrient Intake – New Insights from Four Empirical Studies

15TH PANGBORN SENSORY SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM - MEETING NEW CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING WORLD (PSSS 2023):O15
Posted: 24 Aug 2023
Sashie Abeywickrema, Russell Keast and Mei Peng
University of Otago, University of Otago and University of Otago

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