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Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
The five basic human senses. Human detection of flavor Effects of molecular arrangement on taste sensation.
How do color and scent affect taste?
How do artificial flavors mimic real ones?
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Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
The “tongue map” locates taste receptors for sweet, salty, bitter, and sour flavors...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How do color and scent affect taste?
Researchers investigating how smell and colour affect flavour.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How do artificial flavors mimic real ones?
Explaining the science behind taste and smell.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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The five basic human senses.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Human detection of flavor
The integration of odor and taste sensations in the human brain enables the detection...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Effects of molecular arrangement on taste sensation.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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