Taste Adaptation Lab: Hill Dose-Response & Sensory Decay (2D)

This 2D companion isolates the two real equations that drive the 3D receptor-cell scene into a single readable canvas: a Hill-equation dose-response curve sets how strongly a taste receptor initially responds to a given stimulus concentration, and a first-order exponential adaptation variable then pulls the perceived intensity down toward a taste-specific steady state the longer the stimulus stays on — with its own, slower recovery time constant governing how quickly sensitivity returns once the stimulus is removed. Five taste types (sweet, umami, bitter, salty, sour) carry distinct Hill coefficients and adaptation/recovery time constants reflecting the real difference between cooperative GPCR cascades and fast direct ion-channel transduction, and a live time chart shows the rise-then-adapt-then-recover curve directly as concentration, Hill coefficient and both time constants are adjusted.