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Published December 10, 2012, 12:00 AM

sense of smell


Neuroscientists have known for a while that odor receptors in the nose send signals to the the brain's taste center. But does the converse happen? Do taste receptors in the tongue talk to the smell center, the olfactory cortex?
Read the article: Senses interact as brain assesses food