By studying how retronasal odors trigger taste-like brain activity, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have uncovered a new layer of the flavor experience.

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without any conscious effort. Now, brain scans and machine learning have for the first time pinpointed ...

As Willy Wonka well knew, the best candy is pure imagination distilled into something sweet that delights the taste buds and floods your brain with sugar-induced serotonin. (Or it’s bait for a trap ...

If you are thinking about brining that turkey for Thanksgiving - and full disclosure here, I will be doing that - here is something to consider. Food and drinks that are really salty can be appealing ...

Two different brain circuits help regulate salt intake, according to a study in the journal Cell. One adjusts salt cravings, the other determines whether we find salty food delicious or disgusting.