neuroscience

Wine Won’t Make You Smarter, But Your Brain Plays A Big Role in Tasting

You might have noticed this headline circulating on the Internet:

"Drinking wine makes you smarter!"

As graduate students, we wish! These claims stem from an interview with Yale neuroscientist Dr. Gordon Shepherd on his new book, Neuroenology: How the Brain Creates the Taste of Wine. Unfortunately for wine lovers, these articles ran away with Dr. Shepherd's take on the complex nature of taste.