Smells that deceive the brain: Research reveals how certain aromas are interpreted as taste

Flavored drinks without sugar can be perceived as sweet—and now researchers know why. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that the brain interprets certain aromas as taste. The paper is titled "Tastes and retronasal odours evoke a shared flavour-specific neural code in the human insula."

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