Flavortown in the Brain: Localizing generators of hedonic food response in the forebrains of foodies

Ebenezer J. Canard¹, Beuter Murphy-Scroggler⁵, Brodegar M. Bumteese²¹, Gerbert H. Brondlecrakes³, Grigori G. Gregorovitch¹⁵, Odovacer S. Posthletwat³, Burtessa K. Thorpstrule⁴, Cranpy O. Dieuwknopp⁸, Bumpapa Humojewo³, Tewdy V. Biggoms¹⁶, Alpin F. Sackbritch³, Mel Butz³, Todd Coleslaw¹³, Isambard St. Bede³, Salacious B. Crumb¹⁴, Peepst van der Brouwerij³, Alfreth Q. Rennock²⁰, Thevabell von Tueter³, Botolph M. Jones⁵, Hogerdine d’Arp³, Grangle Grangles⁷, Hortense W. Peasegood III³, Idelina Beaudrolais³, William Not³, Godolphin T.  Saxifrage¹⁹, Pitbull¹⁰, Wippo G. Uvedale¹³, Malachy Smotherbea¹, Trusl U. Gibbs⁸, Hooble B. Pewpletrop¹⁷, Pansard S. Mackwife¹², Inigo Bones⁶, Ethel M. Mermaid³, Æfthelfwyfth X. Sexburga¹, Old Tootsaby Jones², Bunsaby O. Abnerwyne⁹, Mungo F. Budspeth³, Eugenipe Elderbean²⁰, Odi A. Hofka²², Summat Newtish¹⁰, Banksy¹⁷, Druulpa A. van Hoop², Marpule J. Howdy-Baggot¹⁹, Burf T. Fardlequardt¹¹, Winke(y) van Houtermaams³, Ambrose Q. Dunnet¹⁴, Ryan van Bœkhouding¹², Babbs O’Dinkum³, Pimble C. Numptyfroth¹⁵ 

¹ Department of Electroneurophysiology, Cranberry-Lemon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ² Center for Investigative Neurocriticism, University College London, London, UK ³ Department of Rural and Agrarian Neuroscience, Alabama University, AL, USA ⁴ Division of Neurotrigonometric Medicine and Clinical Geometry, Aberystwyth Medical College, Cardiff, UK ⁵ Department of Electropsychological Neurofumbulation, University of the Hague, Den Haag, NL ⁶ Groots Denken Hersenplaats, Leiden University, Leiden, NL ⁷ Department of Neural Arts, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, USA ⁸ Department of Speculative Neuroscience, The Phoenix University, World Wide Web ⁹ Institute of Neuroscientifical Research, Pontifical Academy of the Arts, Sciences, Trades, and Idle Pursuits, The Papal States, Vatican City ¹⁰ RCA Records, New York City, NY,¹¹ Department of Clinical Grumblescience, The Closed University, Milton Friedman, UK ¹² Molecular Neurosociology Unit, Samuel Adams University, New Podunktown, MA, USA ¹³ Department of Bungled Brain Science, What Question Mark University, Huuuuuuuuuuurptown Junction, PA, USA ¹⁴ The Burpley Memorial Center for Translational Psychogeology, Queen Beebletums College, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, USA ¹⁵ Division of Potato Medicine and Clinical Neuromancy, Idaho University School of Macaroni Arts, ID, USA ¹⁶ Mother’s Basement University, Mom’s Basement, Home, USA ¹⁷ Undetermined affiliation ¹⁸ Department of Burps, Toots, and Other Unwholesome Noises, McCrary Hospital for the Criminally Brainless, The Black Void, Dimension 9, Outer Space ¹⁹ Farplebeezer Institute for Neural Interconnectivity ²⁰ Department of Antique Neuroscience, University of South North Dakota School of Medicine, Hoople, ²¹ Unseen University ²² The Learned Society of Corpulent Shamans, Infantry Division, 

Abstract

If it weren’t for the oral and tasty pleasures of a big juicy burger or some table side guacamole, the human experience would be unquestionably grimm. While scientists have mapped out links to tasting mediocre and even peanut butter and jelly level flavors, there has been no effort to determine the neurological mapping of that place your mind goes after the first bite of something truly wonderful. With no hard scientific evidence, some experts even suggest that there is no flavortown center of the brain and that it’s only a metaphorical state of mind! Using a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) this paper discusses the likely real locations of flavortown within the minds of the human brain. In this study, fMRI’s are taken of participants in a base state, while ingesting bland flavorless food, and while ingesting a cheese burger cooked with maximum flavor.  After demagnetizing a bowl of raisinless oatmeal and a cheeseburger after undergoing an electron polarity randomizer, fMRI brain activity revealed the true location of flavor town in the Parietal and Frontal lobe. According to the Flavortown Induction Evoked Response Index (FIERI) results, we found it and it objectively feels like heaven [30]! 

Keywords: Neuroscience, fMRI, probable-flavortown Consciousness (PFtC), Flavortown, Mouth Feels, Food Science

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