EntrepreneurLoud497
EntrepreneurLoud497 t1_j1jys9c wrote
Reply to comment by dustofdeath in What specifically about ginger/menthol/wasabi causes one's sinuses to open? by Bartendiesthrowaway
We have cold receptors? I thought we perceived cold as heat leaving our body ...
EntrepreneurLoud497 t1_j1jz23e wrote
Reply to comment by EntrepreneurLoud497 in What specifically about ginger/menthol/wasabi causes one's sinuses to open? by Bartendiesthrowaway
"Warm receptors will turn up their signal rate when they feel warmth—or heat transfer into the body. Cooling—or heat transfer out of the body—results in a decreased signal rate. Cold receptors, on the other hand, increase their firing rate during cooling and decrease it during warming" Yap two different receptors for different purposes... the more you learn :O