neurogastronomy

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], →ISSN:

     Inspired by neurogastronomy, Irene Iborra’s menu explores the unusual flavours that evoke childhood memories[.]

Further reading

• neurogastronomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia