The traditional taste map of the tongue that is taught in school is a myth. The idea that tastes like salt and sweet are ...

The tongue-- sorry, the tongue ... Most people think those are our taste buds, but they're actually the papillae, which help grip your food. In the tips of those papillae are where our 10,000 ...

Discomfort Burning Swelling Plaque-like smooth areas signifying loss of the papillae or taste buds (for the unfamiliar, ...

Three nerves carry taste signals to the brain stem ... glossopharyngeal nerve (from the back of the tongue) and the vagus nerve (from the throat area and palate). In addition, the trigeminal ...

Chef Grant Achatz opened up to PEOPLE about losing his sense of taste and smell while undergoing treatment for stage 4 tongue cancer. Now he's reflecting on his journey and sharing advice with other ...