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Alex Woo will break down the finer points of NeuroFoodScience and the evolution of human flavor perception.

How to Apply Taste and Smell Neuroscience to Create Taste Modulators

Alex Woo will break down the finer points of NeuroFoodScience and the evolution of human flavor perception.

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Report Says Addictive-like Eating Shouldn't Be Called "Food Addiction"

“Eating addiction,” rather than “food addiction,” better captures addictive-like eating behavior, according to a recent report published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

The webinar is designed to focus on the collective global move into the metaverse and all that entails.

BSF to Hold Sensory Science and Emerging Technology Webinar

The webinar is designed to focus on the collective global move into the metaverse and all that entails.

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Can Flavor Be Designed for a Feeling?

IFF's Mood Intelligence framework combines data with the creative work of flavorists.

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New Mouse Study Reveals the Brain’s 'Temporal Filter' for Odor Identity and Why Concentration May Matter Less Than Timing

Odor perception may be governed less by static receptor maps and more by dynamic temporal coding across neural networks.

Study: Sweet Taste Pecerption May Be Altered By Stress Hormone

Study finds that sweet taste perception and intake may be specifically affected via secretion of Glucocorticoid (GC) hormones and subsequent activation of GC receptors in taste cells.

Smell and Taste Under the Microscope: New Webinar Links Chemosensory Science to Human Health

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Top 5 Flavor Articles of 2025

Check out our most loved flavor headlines from the past year.

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Tasting After Trauma: Scientists Work to Rebuild Sense

Scientists believe that manipulation of interleukin-1 signals can promote taste bud regeneration and speed up injuries to human taste buds and nerves.

OVR's ION3's reusable scent cartridge has nine base scents that can be used to create multiple combinations and variations.

[Updated] 8 Artificial Intelligence Technology Advances in Flavor and Fragrance

Discover the latest AI platforms, technology and partnerships.

The British Society of Flavourists started organizing online webinars during the pandemic in order to offer scientific lectures to the flavor community.

The British Society of Flavourists Invest in Webinar Series

The honorary vice president of BSF, Andrea Albertino, discusses the line-up of impressive lectures that were hosted throughout 2022 and the future of the webinar series.

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Monell Researchers Help Build a New AI Framework for Predicting How Smells Mix

Can a machine understand whether two complex smells will be perceived as similar?

Givaudan says the results show that the company has managed to support customer growth, while also leveraging innovation capabilities to introduce new solutions. (Givaudan Switzerland Vernier location pictured)

Givaudan 2024 Leaders & Newsmakers

Givaudan segment leaders share the company's business accomplishments, sales performance and sustainability targets.