neurogastronomy

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noun

The study of flavor perception and the ways it affects cognition and memory.

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Meanings

nounneurogastronomy (countable and uncountable, plural neurogastronomies)

plural neurogastronomies

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Origin

From neuro- + gastronomy.

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APA

neurogastronomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurogastronomy

MLA

“neurogastronomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurogastronomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurogastronomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurogastronomy.

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