Question

How are the chemical senses different from the non-chemical senses? Chemical senses are less strong than the non-chemical senses. You must experience chemical stimulus in order for your senses to work. They require chemical receptors in addition to neurons for sending messages to your brain. You must be careful that you don't burn your neurons with the ingested chemicals.

Answer 1

The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell. Taste. The stimuli for taste are chemical substances dissolved in water or other fluids. Taste can be described as four basic sensations, sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, which can be combined in various ways to make all other taste sensations.