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Taste hairs can distinguish between only five basic stimuli.
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While traditional teaching lists five primary human tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami), taste receptor cells (and taste hairs/microvilli) can respond to many different chemicals and combinations. Recent research also supports additional taste modalities (e.g., fatty acids, kokumi/metallic sensations), and in other animals (e.g., insects) taste hairs detect a wide range of compounds.
While traditional teaching lists five primary human tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami), taste receptor cells (and taste hairs/microvilli) can respond to many different chemicals and combinations. Recent research also supports additional taste modalities (e.g., fatty acids, kokumi/metallic sensations), and in other animals (e.g., insects) taste hairs detect a wide range of compounds.
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