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Sensing Episode 3: Flavor on the Brain
Episode 3
Monday, 16 December, 2019
When you taste the subtle flavor of a perfectly brewed cup of coffee, or smell the funk of an aged blue cheese – you don’t just experience those flavors with your taste buds and nose, you experience them with your brain! Neuroscience PhD Jess Kanwal says that our brain’s ability to combine taste and smell is just one example of how our brains are able to mix and match senses – with very interesting results.Full TranscriptThe Veritalk Team:Host/Producer: Anna Fisher-PinkertSound Designer: Ian CossLogo: Emily CrowellExecutive Producer: Ann HallSpecial thanks to Jess Kanwal and the PRX Podcast Garage.Jess Kanwal’s research is funded by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award, and a National Institutes of Health F31 Grant.
