ScienceActually<p>Capsaicin, the active compound in chili peppers, binds to TRPV1 receptors in your mouth, which are usually responsible for detecting heat or physical abrasion. What you detect as spicy, your brain is technically understanding to be pain.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sciencefacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefacts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Capsaicin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capsaicin</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/trpv1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trpv1</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spicy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/burn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/chilipeppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chilipeppers</span></a></p>