Neural processing of gustatory information in insular circuits

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 709-716

  Maffei, Arianna ^a   Haley, Melissa ^a   Fontanini, Alfredo ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; GUSTATORY STIMULATION; INSULA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; NEURONS; TASTE;

EID: 84865971380     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.04.001     Document Type: Review

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