neurogastronomy

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ gastronomy

Noun

neurogastronomy (countable and uncountable, plural neurogastronomies)

  1. The study of flavor perception and the ways it affects cognition and memory.
    • 2023 March 13, Stephen Burgen, “Tasting memories: the Spanish ice-creams serving a scoop of nostalgia”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      Inspired by neurogastronomy, Irene Iborra’s menu explores the unusual flavours that evoke childhood memories[.]

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