Child about to take a bite from a cookie - Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images We all know the feeling when you catch a head cold and your nose is all blocked up. You can't breathe or smell all ...

You probably know that certain senses, like hearing and vision, become less acute with age. But you might not realize that taste is another one. In a 2025 study published in The International Forum of ...

When battling a cold, everything feels compromised—energy levels, breathing patterns, sleep quality and especially the sense of taste. That steaming bowl of chicken soup or favorite comfort food might ...

Ch. 1. The Hierarchy of the Senses -- Ch. 2. Philosophies of Taste: Aesthetic and Nonaesthetic Senses -- Ch. 3. The Science of Taste -- Ch. 4. The Meaning of Taste and the Taste of Meaning -- Ch. 5.