What happens when food first touches your tongue

Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 14:40 in Biology & Nature

A new study might explain why humans register some tastes more quickly than others, potentially due to each flavor's molecular size. The research also provided explanation as to why humans register taste more quickly when food or drink moves over their tongues quickly, as compared to when they are held in their mouth steadily.

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