Study reveals brain’s role in linking flavors to foodborne illness

Study reveals brain’s role in linking flavors to foodborne illness

A new study published April 2 in Nature, digs into how the brain ties flavors to sickness, revealing a process that mirrors human reactions to foodborne illness. Led by Christopher Zimmerman and Ilana Witten, both from Princeton University’s Neuroscience Institute, the research explores how mice learn to avoid harmful foods based on delayed gut signals. Titled “A neural mechanism for learning from delayed postingestive feedback,” the study highl…