Neurogastronomy how the brain creates flavour and why it matters
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Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the human brain flavor system, laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy. Challenging the belief that the sense of smell diminished during human evolution, Shepherd argues that this sense, which constitutes the main component of flavor, is far more powerful and essential than previously believed. Shepherd begins Neurogastronomy with the mechanics of smell, particularly the way it stimulates the nose from the back of the mouth. As we eat, the brain conceptualizes smells as spatial patterns, and from these and the other senses it constructs the perception of flavor. Shepherd then considers the impact of the flavor system on contemporary social, behavioral, and medical issues. He analyzes flavors engagement with the brain regions that control emotion, food preferences, and cravings, and he even devotes a section to foods role in drug addiction and, building on Marcel Prousts iconic tale of the madeleine, its ability to evoke deep memories.
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| Author | Shephard, G.M. |
| ISBN/EAN | 9780231159104 |
Article description
Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the human brain flavor system, laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy. Challenging the belief that the sense of smell diminished during human evolution, Shepherd argues that this sense, which constitutes the main component of flavor, is far more powerful and essential than previously believed. Shepherd begins Neurogastronomy with the mechanics of smell, particularly the way it stimulates the nose from the back of the mouth. As we eat, the brain conceptualizes smells as spatial patterns, and from these and the other senses it constructs the perception of flavor. Shepherd then considers the impact of the flavor system on contemporary social, behavioral, and medical issues. He analyzes flavors engagement with the brain regions that control emotion, food preferences, and cravings, and he even devotes a section to foods role in drug addiction and, building on Marcel Prousts iconic tale of the madeleine, its ability to evoke deep memories.
Specifications
| Author | Shephard, G.M. |
| ISBN/EAN | 9780231159104 |