A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute found that the brain’s taste cortex responds not only to flavors on the tongue but also to aromas that reach the nose while eating, known as retronasal ...

Taste is often thought to be controlled solely by our tastebuds. But maybe you’ve noticed how food can taste bland when you have a cold and and your nose is blocked? This common experience highlights ...

Dan Wesson, Ph.D., and Sarah Sniffen are studying how odors take on meaning in the brain. (Photo by Nate Guidry/University of Florida) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – You wouldn’t microwave fish around your worst ...

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without any conscious effort. Now, brain scans and machine learning have for the first time pinpointed ...