Hypothesis: SHARED
Specific Aims: SHARED
Background: If one’s ability to see or smell if taken away then they may be unable to differentiate basic flavors. The difference between cherry and licorice is easily detectable, to majority of the population. But, when a sense, such as sight is taken away it becomes more difficult. When one sees a red jellybean they automatically began to guess the flavors it could be; cherry, red apple, or cinnamon. When the first initial judgement of flavor is taken away, the jelly bean flavor becomes more of a mystery; but it is still possible to successfully detect the correct jelly bean flavor with one’s sense of smell. When something is being tasted it is not only affecting the taste buds in the mouth and throat…show more content… During the savory science: jelly bean test lab, there was a trial where the subject was unable to smell, and only use sight and taste to detect the flavor of the jelly bean. While doing this trail subjects still got the flavor wrong. The olfactory process starts when an odor molecule enters the nostrils. Then the odor molecule will make its way through the nasal pathway. The olfactory epithelium contains key parts for smelling, it is the tissue inside of the nose; inside of the olfactory epithelium is a bone, it is called the cribriform plate, this bone has numerous holes they are used for the attachment of sensory cells. The olfactory bulb is located above the cribriform plate, it is responsible for sensing the odors that come from the food one is eating, it contains cells that will communicate with the brain. Then olfactory nerve will send sensory receptors through the cribriform plate holes, they will then be exposed on the epithelium tissue. Sensory receptors are activated when a specific odor molecule triggers it, and the neurons will deliver the message to the olfactory bulb. When a distinct odor molecule activates the…show more content… The olfactory bulb sends a message to the brain and begins to process the taste to determine the sensation; what you tasted, smelt, saw, felt, or even heard. Memory will also play a role in the sense of taste, if one has a negative experience with any food item the two will correlate. Meaning, one may not want to eat the food again because of the negative experience that is remembered along with it, but if one tastes the food again they may enjoy the food more. (2) When one is eating jelly beans without their sense of smell, or their sense of sight it is difficult to even detect a flavor. When tasting jelly beans, one is able to taste best when they have all their senses, especially their olfactory sense. The smell, of the jelly beans, goes in the olfactory input and provides sweet receptors with the ability to distinguish different flavors. Past experiences with the jelly bean flavors can also help identify them. (3) Taste is controlled by cranial nerves, mainly the following: facial VII, glossopharyngeal IX, the hypoglossal XII, and trigeminal V. (4) The olfactory process starts when an odor molecule enters the nostrils, it will then go through the nasal pathway. The olfactory epithelium contains key parts for smelling, it is the tissue inside of the nose. Inside of the olfactory epithelium is a bone, called the cribriform