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Neurons that encode sweetness identified: Mouse study

Neuroscience NewsMay 7, 2019

SatB2PBN-expressing neurons in the parabrachial nucleus play a key role in processing and encoding sweet tastes. The SatB2PBN neurons relay sweet taste signals from the gustatory thalamus to the cortex in mouse models.... Read More...

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Genes linked to psychoactive properties of beverages may explain why we love coffee, beer and soda

Neuroscience NewsMay 5, 2019

Genes related to the psychoactive properties of sweet and bitter beverages, and not variations in our taste genes, may explain why some people prefer sodas over coffee, and vice-versa. ... Read More...

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Smelling with your tongue: Functional olfactory receptors in human taste center identified

Neuroscience NewsApril 24, 2019

Functional olfactory receptors have been identified in human taste cells. The findings suggest olfactory receptors play a role in the taste system by interacting with taste receptors on the tongue. The brain, researchers say, combines input from taste, smell and other senses to create a multi-modal sensation of flavor.... Read More...

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Neuroscientists Find Brain Pathway Supporting an Intersection of Taste and Pain

Neuroscience NewsMarch 12, 2019

Researchers have identified a pathway near the midbrain where neural messages for taste and pain converge, a new study reports.... Read More...

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How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

Study reveals the hippocampus may overlay existing mental maps with information about reward and hazard derived from food found in specific locations.... Read More...

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Why We Shouldn’t Like Coffee, But We Do

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2018

Researchers question why many of us are unable to live without our daily cup of coffee. According to a new study, bitter tastes are a natural warning system to protect the body from harmful substances, yet people with heightened ability to detect the bitter taste of coffee learn to associate it with positive things and tend to drink more than those with lower sensitivity. Researchers say this sensitivity is caused by genetic variants. ... Read More...

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Eating with Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2018

A new virtual reality study reveals people's perception of taste can be altered by what they experience in their surroundings.... Read More...

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How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Neuroscience NewsOctober 15, 2018

A new EEG study sheds light on how we identify and discriminate between tastes to assess if a substance is nutritious or toxic.... Read More...

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Savory Foods May Promote Healthy Eating Through Effects on the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2018

Researchers report consuming a savory broth can produce subtle neurobiological changes that promotes healthy eating behaviors and food choices. ... Read More...

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When Life Gives You Lemons, You Take More Risks

Neuroscience NewsJune 8, 2018

Researchers report exposure to sour foods can increase our desire to take a few risks. Risk averse people, such as those with anxiety disorders, could benefit from eating sour tasting foods to help boost risk taking behaviors, such as talking to new people.... Read More...

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Switching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

A new study reports altering activity in the amygdala can eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Researchers believe the findings could help develop new treatments for eating disorders.... Read More...

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Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion

Neuroscience NewsApril 5, 2018

A new study implicates the basolateral amygdala in conditioned taste aversion. The study could pave the way for treatments to curb taste aversions associated with chemotherapy and eating disorders.... Read More...

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Neurons that encode sweetness identified: Mouse study

Genes linked to psychoactive properties of beverages may explain why we love coffee, beer and soda

Smelling with your tongue: Functional olfactory receptors in human taste center identified

Neuroscientists Find Brain Pathway Supporting an Intersection of Taste and Pain

How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Why We Shouldn’t Like Coffee, But We Do

Eating with Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste

How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Savory Foods May Promote Healthy Eating Through Effects on the Brain

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Take More Risks

Switching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse Study

Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion