Have you ever eaten or drunk something that made your stomach sick and now can't stand its taste? That's conditioned taste aversion—an evolutionary mechanism that can save us from harmful food after just one mistaken bite.
Did you know that the olfactory sensory neurons of your nose and taste cells of your mouth regenerate during life, so that your sense of smell and taste remains fresh and sharp? journals.biologists....www.gofundme.com/f/s....
Did you know that babies and rodents pull funny faces when they taste something sour or bitter? It’s an instinct to not eat bad or harmful foods. www.livescience.com/...www.gofundme.com/f/s....
Here's why people make that "sour" face.
Did you know that as we age, taste and smell tend to diminish, which can negatively affect everything from eating habits (appetite) to personal safety. Understanding the changes that occur is key to improving the health and quality of life for older adults.
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Can you believe that the olfactory and taste receptors exist not only in the nose and mouth but are distributed all over our body? In this case they are called "ectopic" receptors, and they might reveal some secrets about how our body senses its environment. www.nature.com/artic....
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - Olfactory and taste receptors are ectopically expressed in multiple extra-nasal and extra-oral tissues, exhibiting potential functions in a diverse range of...
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Do you know the human olfactory system can detect any specific odor-carrying molecule at mind-bogglingly low concentrations - at times in the order of a few parts per trillion? That is the equivalent of finding a drop of perfume in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. www.cell.com/current....
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