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Smells Deceive the Brain – Are Interpreted as Taste - Scientific Inquirer
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A new study found that taste bark reacts to aromas associated with taste as if they were real flavors. The finding explains why we sometimes experience taste only from smell, for example in aromatized waters.
Smells deceive the brain – are interpreted as taste - Scientific Inquirer
Flavoured drinks without sugar can be perceived as sweet – and now researchers know why. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that the brain interprets certain aromas as taste. When we eat or drink, we don’t just experience taste, but rather a ‘flavour’. This taste experience arises from a combination of taste and smell, where aromas from food reach the nose via the oral cavity…
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