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·January 5, 2021·7 min read

Danish and Chinese Tongues Taste Broccoli and Chocolate Differently

Ethnicity may play a role in the perception of bitter tastes, a new study reports. Researchers say this could be related to anatomical differences on the surface of the tongue.

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·November 12, 2020·3 min read

Re-Mapping Taste in the Brain

Study reveals the map of neural responses that mediate taste perception does not involve a specific, specialized group of neurons, but overlapping and spatially distributed neural populations.

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·October 12, 2020·5 min read

Mosquitoes’ Taste for Blood Traced to Four Types of Neurons

The sense of taste in female mosquitoes is specially tuned to detect at least four different substances in blood.

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·June 11, 2020·2 min read

COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system

Roughly 50% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experience neurological symptoms including headaches, dizziness, smell and taste disorders, and stroke, a new study reports. Coronavirus may affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and muscles. Neurological symptoms of COVID-19 may appear before the fever and cough commonly associated with infection.

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·April 21, 2020·3 min read

Coffee changes our sense of taste

Drinking coffee makes your taste buds more sensitive to sweetness, a new study reports.

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·April 13, 2020·4 min read

Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate

Study confirms sensory loss associated with taste and smell is strongly linked to early coronavirus infection. Based on the findings, people who report olfactory or taste loss are ten times more likely to have COVID-19 than other infections. Patients reported their sensory loss to be profound rather than mild. Encouragingly, the rate of sensory recovery was high, with patients reporting a return of normal smell and taste function within two to four weeks, which matches the time of disease recovery. Researchers also found people who reported sore throats more often tested negative for COVID-19.

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·April 9, 2020·4 min read

The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes

Taste perception appears to be controlled by dopamine in fruit fly models. Tracing the neural pathway, researchers found the same pathways were associated with controlling learning and memory. The network also appears to enhance taste sensations. Researchers also discovered eating lots of sugar suppresses sweet taste perception.

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·April 1, 2020·2 min read

Loss of smell and taste is strongest predictor of early COVID-19 infection

User data from a new COVID-19 symptom tracking app reveals a loss of taste and smell are the strongest predictors of a positive coronavirus diagnosis. Using the data, researchers have developed a model to identify which combination of symptoms together could best predict COVID-19 infection in individuals.

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·January 27, 2020·3 min read

New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, and asthma

Microscopy study sheds light on the function of two calcium homeostasis modulators.

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·January 22, 2020·5 min read

What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?

Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers.

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·October 17, 2019·3 min read

How hunger makes food tastier

Study identifies the neural circuits that cause hunger-induced increases in the preference for sweet foods and decreased sensitivity to aversive tastes.

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·September 21, 2019·6 min read

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

OTOP1 has been confirmed as a sour taste receptor. The protein is essential and sufficient for sour taste receptor cells to respond to acids and stimulate the nerves that enable sour taste perception.

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taste

Danish and Chinese Tongues Taste Broccoli and Chocolate Differently

Re-Mapping Taste in the Brain

Mosquitoes’ Taste for Blood Traced to Four Types of Neurons

COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system

Coffee changes our sense of taste

Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate

The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes

Loss of smell and taste is strongest predictor of early COVID-19 infection

New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, and asthma

What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?

How hunger makes food tastier

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

Sensory Remix: The Neurological World of Synaesthesia

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Why Feeling Good is Harder than Not Feeling Bad

Astrocytes Identified as Key Target for Treating Fragile X Syndrome

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