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Now scientists have proven that all the taste buds can detect all types of tastes

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Yes, recently it has been proved that there are no specific centers of taste in the tongue and all the tastes are detected by all the parts of the tongue. Though the receptors for each of the taste are present on different cells, these cells are spread throughout the tongue and not in specific regions.


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