Taste Twister: The Textbooks Misled You on How Your Tongue Really Works!
Boston, MA – For years, textbooks have inaccurately described how the tongue perceives different tastes. Recent research conducted at a university in Massachusetts has overturned these misconceptions, shedding light on the real mechanisms at play. Contrary to popular belief, the idea of a “taste map” on the tongue – where different areas are responsible for specific tastes – has been debunked. Instead, scientists have discovered that taste receptors are actually distributed across the entire tongue, …