Matter of taste

United States, 1982

Film
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Episode of Series “The Human senses”.
Looks at the important role played by taste in the human body. Investigates the chemical reactions in papillae and how information is obtained and relayed to the brain and the taste identified as sweet, sour,salty or bitter.

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Credits

director

David H. Gluck

co-producer

James B. Maas

Naomi Robin

production company

James B. Maas and David H. Gluck Productions

National Geographic Society

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1982

Appears in

The Human senses

Group of items

The Human senses

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508202

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Computer animation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Taste

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Senses and sensation

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Taste

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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