Origins of the taste map. That familiar but not-quite-right map has its roots in a 1901 paper, Zur Psychophysik des Geschmackssinnes, by German scientist David P Hänig. Hänig set out to measure ...

While the tongue was previously thought to have different areas that pick up more strongly on different tastes — sweet, sour, salty, bitter — it’s merely a myth.

The taste bud diagram, used in many textbooks over the years, originated in a 1901 study but was actually showing the sensitivity of different areas of the tongue.

As with taste perception via the tongue, we’re still at quite an early stage in our understanding of how the brain combines different chemical signals into what we experience as flavors.

Change or loss of taste. Ulcers . Plaque-like smooth areas signifying loss of the papillae or taste buds (for the unfamiliar, ...

In the quiet rhythm of your heartbeat, something unexpected might be happening—something as surprising as tasting sweetness without your tongue. Scientists have discovered that your heart can ...