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neurogastronomy

neurogastronomy noun: the study of flavor perception and the ways it affects cognition and memory.

Noun

neurogastronomy (countable and uncountable, plural neurogastronomies)

  1. The study of flavor perception and the ways it affects cognition and memory.
    • Inspired by neurogastronomy, Irene Iborra’s menu explores the unusual flavours that evoke childhood memories[.]2023 March 13, Stephen Burgen, “Tasting memories: the Spanish ice-creams serving a scoop of nostalgia”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of neurogastronomy

pluralneurogastronomies

Origin of neurogastronomy

From neuro- + gastronomy.

Questions about neurogastronomy

What does neurogastronomy mean?
Neurogastronomy means the study of flavor perception and the ways it affects cognition and memory.
What part of speech is neurogastronomy?
Neurogastronomy is a noun.
What is the plural of neurogastronomy?
The plural of neurogastronomy is neurogastronomies.

Words near neurogastronomy in the dictionary

  1. neurogastroenterological
  2. neurogastroenterologist
  3. neurogastroenterologists
  4. neurogastroenterology
  5. neurogastrointestinal
  6. neurogastronomy
  7. neurogender
  8. neurogenders
  9. neurogenerative
  10. neurogenesis
  11. neurogenetic

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