Tongue Taste Twist

Here's one you've probably heard before. People around the world believe that the tongue has certain areas that are used to identify different tastes. But, they are wrong. The TRUTH is that all areas of the tongue can more or less sense the different tastes equally. In fact, other areas of the mouth can too, like the back of the roof of your mouth. Why? Because these areas have taste receptors. But why did people ever think this was true? It all started with a scientist from Germany, D.P. Hanig. Hanig used a large group of people to see what areas of the tongue are more sensitive to what tastes. then, another scientist named Virginia Collings took Hanig's findings and converted the sensitivity ratings into numerical