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Welcome to Super Senses!

Our sense organs link us with the outside world.

They take in information and send it to the brain. Here it's deciphered and turned into something meaningful.

We communicate through our sense organs - touching, seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling.

http://www.youramazingbrain.org/supersenses/default.htm#

Snacks, Overeating, and Sensory Science

Got a weakness for chocolate chip cookies? Kettle chips? Pizza? Ira talks with former FDA commissioner David Kessler about how tasty foods change your brain, and how the food industry designs the fat, salt, and sugar-laden snacks you crave. Kessler, the former head of the FDA during the Bush and Clinton administrations, is the author of the new book "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite." Is overeating a lack of willpower, or a disease?

http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200907106

(there is a little slide bar on the upper left that you need to click on)

Grant Achatz, of Chicago's famed Alinea restaurant, shares some secrets of awaking the emotions with his holiday cooking.

Discuss how they incorporate smells to enhance the diner's expereience

http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=splendid_table/2009/12/25/splendidtable_20091225_64&starttime=00:14:18&endtime=00:24:10

Hear other stories from the Splendid Table @ http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/

On this page:

• How common are smell disorders?
• How does our sense of smell work?
• What are the smell disorders?
• What causes smell disorders?
• How are smell disorders diagnosed?
• Are smell disorders serious?
• Can smell disorders be treated?
• What research is being done?
• What can I do if I think I have a smell disorder?
• Where can I find more information?

Mission Statement:
The Sense of Smell Institute's mission is to be a leading global resource relating to the sense of smell and its importance to human psychology, behavior and quality of life. We encourage exploration into the broader multisensory context of smell, including its interplay with taste.

http://www.senseofsmell.org/