An academic from the University of Sussex appears to have solved one of the oldest culinary mysteries A FOODIE switch in the brain could be why one bad curry could put people off for life, according to a new study. A single bad experience with food usually leaves people unable to stomach the thought of eating that particular dish ever again - and scientists wanted to know why. They believe such bad experiences could be causing a switch in our brains which affects our future eating habits such as whether to give gherkins a second chance or risk another takeaway Vindaloo.
The Neurology Behind Bad Food Experiences by Anjanee Sharma on February 14, 2021 at 4:25 PM
Researchers from Sussex, UK, believe that bad food experiences might be leading to a switch in our brain, thereby impacting our future eating habits. Using sugar-loving snails as models, They found this by using snails that love sugar as their models.
It is widely common that a negative experience with food usually leads to reluctance in eating that particular food again.
Snails like sugar and start feeding on it as soon as it is presented to them. Researchers altered this behavior using aversive training by tapping the snails gently on the head when sugar appeared. Due to this, the snails then refused to feed on the sugar, even when they were hungry.
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A negative experience with food usually leaves us unable to stomach the thought of eating that particular dish again. Using sugar-loving snails as models, researchers at the University of Sussex believe these bad experiences could be causing a switch in our brains, which impacts our future eating habits.
Like many other animals, snails like sugar and usually start feeding on it as soon as it is presented to them. But through aversive training which involved tapping the snails gently on the head when sugar appeared, the snails behaviour was altered and they refused to feed on the sugar, even when hungry.