It’s official. Coke takes over parts of the brain Pepsi can’t reach.
According to UK Independent’s Science Editor, the mind-altering power of advertising has been demonstrated in a remarkable study of the way in which brand recognition affects the workings of the human brain. A well-known label is so influential, say researchers, that it can alter consumers’ perception of the product’s taste. The experiment, a laboratory-controlled version of the famous Pepsi Challenge, revealed that flavour seems to be the last thing that consumers rely on in their preference for Pepsi or Coca-Cola.
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