The Science of Taste | Binge Thinking
About this Event
Join us and grab a drink as Professor Don Katz explores what actually makes food taste good, and why taste is mostly happening in your brain.
Welcome to Binge Thinking! We host professors at local pubs to give talks on fascinating topics.
Topic: The Science of Taste
Speaker: Professor Don Katz (Brandeis University, Psychology & Neuroscience)
Join us for a fascinating evening with Professor Don Katz as he explains how taste really works, and why flavor is about far more than your tongue.
When you take a bite of food, it feels like the experience is happening entirely in your mouth. But the reality is much stranger: what we call “taste” is actually flavor, and flavor emerges from the brain combining signals from smell, texture, temperature, memory, expectation, and emotion. In fact, nearly the entire brain participates in deciding whether something tastes delicious or disgusting.
In this talk, Professor Katz will explore the neuroscience of taste and disgust, showing how perception, learning, and biology work together to shape what we love to eat — and what we can’t stand.
About the Speaker
Professor Katz is a Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University, where he teaches behavioral neuroscience and studies the neural dynamics of taste and the gustatory system. He earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington and his B.A. from Brown University, and is an award-winning teacher recognized for excellence in teaching and mentoring.
Don’t miss this opportunity to rethink something you experience every day: eating.
Agenda
7:00-7:30 PM — Doors open (grab a seat and a drink)
7:30–8:15 PM — Lecture
8:15–8:30 PM — Audience Q&A
8:30–9:00 PM — Mingle and grab another round of drinks!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 32.95
