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Tastes great! Study shows brain's response to pleasing -- and changing -- tastes
10-30-2006 · EurekAlert!We all have tastes we love, and tastes we hate. And yet, our "taste" for certain flavors and foods can change over time, as we get older or we get tired of eating the same old thing. Now, a new study shows what's going on in the brain when we taste something we like, or develop a liking for something we once hated.
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