What happens in your brain when you taste food | Camilla Arndal Andersen (Senses Miniseries #2)

What happens in your brain when you taste food | Camilla Arndal Andersen (Senses Miniseries #2)

August 18, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen discusses how our brains experience taste and its implications for healthier eating.

With fascinating research and hilarious anecdotes, neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen takes us into the lab where she studies people's sense of taste via brain scans. She reveals surprising insights about the way our brains subconsciously experience food -- and shows how this data could help us eat healthier without sacrificing taste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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