Salty much? These brain cells decide when tasty becomes blech
Scientists say two separate brain circuits control how much salt we consume.
If this year's turkey seems over brined, blame your brain.
The question of when salty becomes too salty is decided by a special set of neurons in the front of the brain, researchers report in the journal Cell.
A separate set of neurons in the back of the brain adjusts your appetite for salt, the researchers showed in a series of experiments on mice.
"Sodium craving and sodium tolerance, an author of the study and a professor of biology at Caltech.
