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The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes
The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.
Apr 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge
What we learn through our senses drives how knowledge is sorted in our brains, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Mar 9, 2020
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Obesity tied to weakened response to taste
Obesity is connected with a reduced response to taste, according to a new study featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State of University of New York.
Aug 26, 2019
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Smelling with your tongue
Scientists from the Monell Center report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human taste cells found on the tongue. The findings suggest that interactions between ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Artificial sweeteners trick the brain: study
(HealthDay)—New research may help explain the reported link between the use of artificial sweeteners and diabetes, scientists say.
Aug 10, 2017
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Inherited taste perceptions may explain why some people eat too much salt
Inherited differences in taste perceptions may help explain why some people eat more salt than recommended, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Nov 13, 2016
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Scientific evidence reveals that the brain perceives taste with all senses
The phrase "it looks so good you can almost taste it" may actually be scientifically proven based on the findings of a new study by Stony Brook University researchers that explored how the brain processes stimuli predicting ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Does a sweet tooth affect sugar intake?
It has long been known taste plays an important role in many of our food choices, but what if we knew whether having a so-called "sweet tooth" did indeed lead to a sugar habit?
Jun 21, 2016
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Gut enzymes in sweet taste cells may point way to better-tasting non-caloric sweeteners
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, the sweet taste cells that respond to sugars and sweeteners on the tongue also contain digestive enzymes capable of converting sucrose (table ...
May 9, 2016
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Children's ability to detect sugar varies widely
Everyone knows that children love sweets, but ever wonder why some kids seem to want more sugary food than others? It could be because they need more sugar to get that same sweet taste. According to new research from the ...
Dec 14, 2015
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