TASTEMEMORYLAB — KURONEKO TASTE ATELIER

TasteMemoryLab — The AI Atelier of Taste, Memory & Silence

A cultural research atelier exploring how taste, aroma, memory, emotion, and nostalgia intertwine — and how AI can illuminate the unseen structures beneath flavor.

We study the inner architecture of taste — not as flavor, but as a memory system.

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What Is TasteMemoryLab?

TasteMemoryLab is an AI-driven cultural research atelier studying the psychology of taste, aroma-triggered memory, childhood nostalgia, and the emotional architecture of flavor.

Taste is not merely a sensation.
Taste is a memory system, a cultural inheritance, and sometimes a quiet biography written inside us.

Our work combines AI, sensory data, memory studies, and Japanese approaches to silence, aroma, and “aftertaste” as a form of emotion.

味覚は、単なる感覚ではなく「個人の記憶・文化・心理」を結びつける静かな回路。 TasteMemoryLab は、AI を使ってこの“見えない構造”を可視化する研究所です。

The Taste–Memory Framework

Our core research framework maps how taste evokes memory in layered structures.

Core Layers
  • Taste Vector: the primary sensory axis (sweet / umami / bitter / aroma weight)
  • Memory Layer: personal or cultural memories linked through flavor
  • Aroma Nodes: olfactory triggers that shortcut into emotional responses
  • Childhood Imprint: early-life taste memories (school lunches, family meals)
  • Nostalgia Map: the emotional “afterglow” that remains

AI models help visualize these layers into diagrams, emotional vectors and cultural taste maps.

Use Cases & Commission Work

TasteMemoryLab supports cultural, culinary and brand-facing projects.

Food & Beverage Brands
Flavor storytelling × Brand memory architecture
  • AI-based “flavor narrative profiles”
  • Brand-specific nostalgia mapping
  • Menu or product memory-framing
Restaurants & Cafés
Taste × Emotion × Interior concept
  • Menu memory-identities
  • Aroma-driven emotional flow
  • Concept writing for chef-led brands
Tourism & Regional Culture
Local taste nostalgia & childhood-food archives
  • Local taste storybooks
  • Traditional food × AI memory visualization
  • Cultural identity documentation
Education / Media
AI-ready teaching materials
  • Flavor psychology modules
  • Childhood nostalgia theory
  • Aroma-memory diagrams

Downloads & Research Materials

Digital materials available for creators, educators, and cultural researchers.

Taste Memory Map (PDF)
A visual diagram of taste, aroma and memory layers.
  • FLAVOR–EMOTION CHART
  • NOSTALGIA VECTORS
  • AROMA TRIGGER MAP
Flavor–Emotion Dictionary
A lexicon connecting taste, memory and emotion.
  • 50+ flavor emotions
  • Aroma-based associative words
  • Cross-cultural phrasing
Mini Research Book
An introduction to taste-memory psychology.
  • Taste nostalgia basics
  • Taste biography theory
  • AI taste-mapping examples

Contact & Collaboration

For brand work, cultural research, educational modules, or AI-based flavor-mapping, please reach out.

CONTACT

TasteMemoryLab — Kuroneko Taste Atelier

Business inquiries & collaboration:

📩 info@tastememorylab.com

Helpful details: project type, budget estimate, timeline, and any existing taste/brand/story references.