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Pick up a mirror and look at your tongue, what do you see?

Pick up a mirror and look at your tongue, what do you see?. You see tiny bumps which are called " papillae ." ( Papilla = 1, Papillae = 2 or more ) Supertasters are known to have A LOT of these papillae.

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Pick up a mirror and look at your tongue, what do you see?

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  1. Pick up a mirror and look at your tongue, what do you see? You see tiny bumps which are called "papillae." (Papilla = 1, Papillae = 2 or more) • Supertasters are known to have A LOT of these papillae. • Found inside these papillae are the taste buds! Taste buds contain special nerve endings that help give rise to the sensation of taste.

  2. Taste buds • Five types of Papillae • Types: • Sweet • Sour • Salty • Bitter • Umami (glutamate, MSG – “savory”) • Sensations route to: • Limbic system – emotional and behavioral response • Cortical gustatory area (parietal lobes) Recent studies show that all areas of the tongue are involved in each taste reception

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