A new episode of the Italian television programme Le Meraviglie del Possibile takes viewers into the link between what we eat and how the brain works. The episode, centred on food science and neurogastronomy, is built around the idea that food meets the brain in ways that scientists are still working to understand.
The programme, which covers Italian science and the work of the National Research Council (CNR), is broadcast on the MarcopoloTv channel, number 65 on digital terrestrial. The episode is hosted by Stefano Ribaldi and was first aired on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 20:30. A repeat is scheduled for Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:30.
Neurogastronomy sits at the crossroads of neuroscience and cuisine, examining how taste, smell and the eating experience influence perception, mood and the brain's reward system. Coverage of the episode in the Telegenova portal, an Italian news site, presents it as a bridge between laboratory research and everyday life at the table.
The available material does not detail the specific guests, research findings or figures featured in the broadcast, so those points cannot be confirmed here. The programme's pairing of food and brain research nonetheless reflects a growing public interest in how scientific findings about nutrition and cognition can be explained to a general audience.