Why do mouths salivate when thinking about eating good food?

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Why do mouths salivate when thinking about eating good food?

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Saliva starts the digestion process, so when we think about food the body starts to produce it in anticipation of eating. As this an autonomic response, separate from the ‘higher’ functions like imagination, this happens even when you’re not actually about to eat.

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