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The Science of Taste and Sweetness
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Researchers have identified the neurons in the brain that respond to sweet and bitter tastes, and have found that sweet tastes activate specific sweet neurons in the mouth and the brain. Studies have also shown that subjects prefer sweet tastes to other tastes, and can be made to perceive sweet tastes even when drinking bitter water.
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