Coffee Changes Our Sense of Taste, Researchers Find
Coffee lovers with a penchant for dark chocolate now have a scientific explanation for why the two are a perfect match
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Loss of Smell and Taste Validated as COVID-19 Symptoms
Study suggests clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening measure
Scientists Discover a New Class of Taste Receptors
Researchers have discovered that multiple opsin proteins, known for decades to be required for vision, also function as taste receptors
Pain Signaling in Humans More Rapid Than Previously Known
The discovery of a rapid pain-signaling system challenges our current understanding of pain
Virtual Reality Takes a Leap into Taste
Researchers develop the optoPAD, a system that creates "virtual taste realities"
Phantom Sensations: When the Sense of Touch Deceives
Study shows how healthy people can sometimes misattribute touch to the wrong side of their body, or even to a completely wrong part of the body
Sensing Food Textures Is a Matter of Pressure
Despite being a key driver of the acceptance or rejection of foods, researchers point out that oral texture perception remains poorly understood relative to taste and smell
Why Some Red Wines Taste 'Dry'
The dryness sensation, also known as astringency, refers to a puckering or rough feeling in the mouth upon drinking wine
Bats Evolved Diverse Skull Shapes Due to Echolocation, Diet
With so much morphological variety, bats represent an opportunity to learn what types of evolutionary forces shape the shapes of animals