Chapter
Understanding the Brain's Role in Taste Perception
40:25 - 51:08 (10:43)
The brain has different areas that represent the taste of sweet and bitter. The taste signal travels through different stations before it reaches the cortex, and there are different groups of neurons associated with different taste perceptions in the brainstem.
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The intestinal cells renew in a very fast cycle, while the cells that feel things not taste them, are responsible for sensing sweet flavors.
40:25 - 42:28 (02:03)
Summary
The intestinal cells renew in a very fast cycle, while the cells that feel things not taste them, are responsible for sensing sweet flavors.
ChapterUnderstanding the Brain's Role in Taste Perception
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
This podcast delves into the science behind why animals have evolved to prefer sweet tastes and how that preference affects their behavior.
42:28 - 45:17 (02:49)
Summary
This podcast delves into the science behind why animals have evolved to prefer sweet tastes and how that preference affects their behavior.
ChapterUnderstanding the Brain's Role in Taste Perception
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
This transcript explains how the sweet taste cells in our oral cavity activate the taste ganglia and the impact it has on different groups of neurons in the brainstem.
45:17 - 46:32 (01:15)
Summary
This transcript explains how the sweet taste cells in our oral cavity activate the taste ganglia and the impact it has on different groups of neurons in the brainstem.
ChapterUnderstanding the Brain's Role in Taste Perception
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
This episode explores how the brain processes taste and how different tastes activate different areas of the brain.
46:32 - 49:24 (02:52)
Summary
This episode explores how the brain processes taste and how different tastes activate different areas of the brain. The guest explains how the sense of taste works and how it is perceived in the brain.
ChapterUnderstanding the Brain's Role in Taste Perception
EpisodeDr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
PodcastHuberman Lab
Researchers have discovered that they can activate the neurons responsible for bitter taste perception in mice without actually giving them anything bitter to taste, leading to implications for potential human applications.
49:24 - 51:08 (01:44)
Summary
Researchers have discovered that they can activate the neurons responsible for bitter taste perception in mice without actually giving them anything bitter to taste, leading to implications for potential human applications.