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25 May, 2026 Aaron Harris

The Receptor That Burns: How Capsaicin Hacks Your Nervous System

Hot sauce doesn’t burn anything. It binds to a single receptor in your nervous system and lies to your brain. Here’s how the mechanism actually works, and what it means for sauce makers.

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