Super Tasters
Jul 12, 2023 ·
49m 40s
Your tongue is special. It might taste a lot or a very little. Some people have extra super-sensitive tongues packed with many taste receptor cells and they can taste flavors...
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Your tongue is special. It might taste a lot or a very little. Some people have extra super-sensitive tongues packed with many taste receptor cells and they can taste flavors that other people can't detect at all. These are the super tasters! How does it work? Why do some people have it? How can you test yourself? Find out here.
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Links and Resources:
- Hayes, J. E., & Keast, R. S. (2011). Two decades of supertasting: where do we stand?. Physiology & behavior, 104(5), 1072–1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.08.003
- Wooding S. (2006). Phenylthiocarbamide: a 75-year adventure in genetics and natural selection. Genetics, 172(4), 2015–2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/172.4.2015
- Bartoshuk LM, et al. PROP (6-n-propylthiouracil) supertasters and the saltiness of NaCl. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998;855:793–6
- Bartoshuk LM, et al. Supertasting, earaches and head injury: genetics and pathology alter our taste worlds. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 1996;20(1):79–87
- https://www.thecut.com/article/picky-eater-you-might-be-a-supertaster.html
- https://youtu.be/jExqPBLgf-o
- https://youtu.be/3_TGrh-x5i4
- https://youtu.be/W7Pzhvypg9A
- https://youtu.be/aroNLSRzeno
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