The secret language of taste: Cracking the code that helps you differentiate a candy bar from a potato chip Binghamton University Research Rocks!
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Liver. Limburger cheese. Caviar. Chili peppers. Blood pudding. Some things in life are undoubtedly acquired tastes. But for primary taste sensations-sweet, sour, bitter and salty- we don't need experience at all. Even a newborn can taste the difference between sugar and salt. Still, the brain activity behind the sense of taste is complex, and scientists don't entirely know how it works.
Liver. Limburger cheese. Caviar. Chili peppers. Blood pudding. Some things in life are undoubtedly acquired tastes. But for primary taste sensations-sweet, sour, bitter and salty- we don't need experience at all. Even a newborn can taste the difference between sugar and salt. Still, the brain activity behind the sense of taste is complex, and scientists don't entirely know how it works.