NeurogastronomyLeading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm shifting trip through the "human brain flavour system," laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy. Challenging the belief that the sense of smell diminished during human evolution, Shepherd argues that this sense, which constitutes the main component of flavour, is far more powerful and essential than previously believed. Shepherd begins Neurogastronomy with the