Posted on 08/23/2005 7:52:27 PM PDT by FairOpinion
The subjects were taught to make facial motions that closed off their palate and kept the experiment from being clouded by any sense of taste.
Four odors were pumped in: butanol, farnesol (both described as "pleasantly musky"), lavender and chocolate.
Only chocolate activated two different regions. Smelled from up front, it lighted up pleasure-anticipation neurons; from the back, it lighted up food-reward neurons.
The scientists are unsure why only chocolate had that effect.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Have some chocolate. :)
Thanks for bringing the article to my attention.
Chocolate, my three basic food group.
Hmmm, pleasure-anticipation and food-reward neurons fire only with chocolate.
I wonder if could be that it's the only item tested that's a FOOD that people find PLEASURABLE.
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daaaaaaaaaaang talk about bootylicious lol :-)
Well, if they put this picture on each chocolate wrapping, it probably would reduce comsumption significantly.
I can't believe that nobody's said it.
"Does this thong make my butt look big?"
Uh-uh. Just would give me a shelf to put more chocolate on. :-)
The fat-free chocolate I got for Valentine's Day sure didn't light up anything, and hubby's still in the doghouse.
But, sugar free chocklate's are wonderful.
OMG - I spewed chocolate all over my monitor!
Hey, he gave you a Valentine! Disregard the 'thought that counts'!!
Argh! My eyes, my eyes.
For some, perhaps for most. For the others it's probably quite stimulating.
BTW, please tell me that image has been distorted, by the camera or computer. Please!
BTW, please tell me that image has been distorted, by the camera or computer. Please!
LOL I was wondering the same thing but didn't want to be the one to ask. If it hasn't been, I have never seen anything quite like it.
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