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Your tongue doesn’t actually “taste” food by itself.

Specialized receptor cells inside your taste buds detect molecules from what you eat and begin the process of turning those chemical signals into information your nervous system can interpret.

Tiny receptors. Remarkable chemistry. 🧪🧠

#TasteBuds #TasteScience #SensoryBiology #HumanBiology #BodySpectra

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00:00TasteBuds contain receptor cells.
00:03They detect dissolved molecules
00:05and send signals toward your brain.

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