Chapter
Exploring the Brain Through the Lens of Taste
18:37 - 24:35 (05:58)
Our understanding of the brain's ability to compute, encode, and decode information can be explored through the sensory system of taste, which offers simplicity in input-output relationships while still tackling complex brain function questions.
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses how taste goes beyond the simple categories of "yummy, yucky, who cares" and explains why he migrated from studying vision to studying taste.
18:37 - 20:25 (01:47)
Summary
Neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses how taste goes beyond the simple categories of "yummy, yucky, who cares" and explains why he migrated from studying vision to studying taste.
ChapterExploring the Brain Through the Lens of Taste
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
The key to studying the brain is choosing the right question that can be tractable and reduced to an experimental path that helps us in answering an essential problem.
20:26 - 22:47 (02:20)
Summary
The key to studying the brain is choosing the right question that can be tractable and reduced to an experimental path that helps us in answering an essential problem. It is crucial to ask the right questions to ensure that we have a possibility of resolving the issue at hand.
ChapterExploring the Brain Through the Lens of Taste
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
Researcher Charles Zuker explains why he chose to study the molecular basis of taste and how the taste system offers simplicity in input-output relationships to better understand how the brain computes, encodes, and decodes information regarding taste sensations.
22:47 - 24:35 (01:48)
Summary
Researcher Charles Zuker explains why he chose to study the molecular basis of taste and how the taste system offers simplicity in input-output relationships to better understand how the brain computes, encodes, and decodes information regarding taste sensations.