Suiker in perspectief editie 53 | september 2021

10| “The nose knows, but the brain is the one taking the final food choice” Suiker in perspectief, september 2021 “The nose knows, but the brain is the one taking the final food choice” Dr. Paulina Morquecho Campos obtained her PhD with her study at Wageningen University about possible physiological and behavioural reactions to food odours. “Odours play a key role in anticipatory responses such as salivation, initial attention and appetite, but in our study odours did not have an impact on the actual food intake.”