Dr. Zuker and collaborators identified the cells, receptors, and coding logic for the five basic taste qualities (sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami). (thecolumngroup.com)
Research by Charles Spence, Charles Michel and Barry Smith into one of the only basic tastes that is unaffected by loud background noise. (foodmatterslive.com)
The nerves responded in predictable ways to different basic tastes — sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami — but they were also stimulated by pure water. (sciencedaily.com)