Transforming Wine Appreciation From Sensory Experience to Mastery
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Explore the neuroscience behind wine tasting through a comprehensive conference talk that examines how the brain processes sensory experiences during wine appreciation. Learn about the neurological mechanisms involved in wine tasting as a Master of Wine presents a framework based on Robert Greene's three phases of mastery. Discover how wine tasting engages multiple brain regions through cross-modal integration of visual, olfactory, gustatory, and trigeminal inputs, and understand how the brain processes these complex sensory signals to make analytical judgments, develop descriptive language, and form emotional responses. Gain insights into the transformation from basic sensory experience to wine mastery through the lens of neuroscience, with expert panel discussion featuring leading neuroscientists and sensory specialists.
Syllabus
Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society 2025: The Mindful Taster — Nicolas Quillé
Taught by
Society for Neuroscience