The paper K. Chen et al., “Spatially distributed representation of taste quality in the gustatory insular cortex of behaving mice,” Curr Biol, 31:247–256.e4, 2020. Sensory information is often mapped ...

The perception of taste is not merely a matter of detecting a chemical stimulus; it involves a sophisticated network of neural circuits that integrate sensory inputs from taste receptors, olfactory ...

STONY BROOK, NY, November 12, 2020 - What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity ...

What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity responsible for the perception of taste? A ...

While the locations other senses such as sight and hearing are processed in the brain have long been known, the subjective nature of taste has made pinning down exactly where this sense is processed ...

Your expectations shape and quicken your perceptions. A new model that explains the effect suggests it’s time to update theories about sensory processing. Imagine picking up a glass of what you think ...

Gustatory sweating is sweating that occurs on the forehead, scalp, neck, and upper lip during meals. People may also experience this sweating after eating. For many people, sweating occurs due to ...