Gustatory hedonic value: Potential function for forebrain control of brainstem taste processing

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1601-1606

  Lundy Jr , Robert F ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cortex; Parabrachial; Solitary nucleus; Taste

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENKEPHALIN; GALANIN; NALTREXONE; NEUROTENSIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P;

BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOREBRAIN; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PALATABILITY; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASTE; TASTE AVERSION; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN STEM; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; PROSENCEPHALON; TASTE;

EID: 52049106358     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.07.002     Document Type: Review

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