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Overlapping Representation of Primary Tastes in a Defined Region of the Gustatory Cortex

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Two-photon imaging was used to examine taste responses in neurons in a region of gustatory cortex defined by thalamic input. This area contained an overlapping representation of primary tastes, with neurons that were either narrowly or broadly responsive to taste stimuli. Analysis demonstrates that activity in the neuronal population in this area yields information about both taste quality and hedonics.

Source: Journal of Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0649-17.2017

Authors: Max L. Fletcher, M. Cameron Ogg, Lianyi Lu, Robert J. Ogg, John D. Boughter

Institutions: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Award: Taste responses in defined cell types in gustatory cortex