We tend to think of the brain as a collection of specialized regions: the frontal lobe handles decision-making, the amygdala processes emotions, and the occipital lobe translates vision. But most ...

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 ...

There’s something suspicious about desserts that make the whole house smell this good. These 25 fall treats are the kind that have everyone suddenly “just passing through” the kitchen. Each one ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered that smell and taste are inseparable much earlier in the brain than we thought. New research shows that odors can actually be coded as tastes in the ...

Janina Seubert receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n° 947886) and from the Swedish ...