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 ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers are re-examining Aristotle’s model of the five senses by investigating how the brain processes sensory information.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many patients who went through a bout of COVID-19 did complain of deadened senses of taste and smell, the new study finds ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Many people who have COVID-19 experience a loss of taste and smell. For most people, it lasts about two to three weeks. But between 5% and 7% of the millions of people in the U.S.

New research suggests the astringent sensation caused by flavanols could act as a direct signal to the brain, triggering ...

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