The paper K. Chen et al., “Spatially distributed representation of taste quality in the gustatory insular cortex of behaving mice,” Curr Biol, 31:247–256.e4, 2020. Sensory information is often mapped ...

What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity responsible for the perception of taste? A ...

STONY BROOK, NY, November 12, 2020 - What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity ...

Gustatory signal processing in mammals encompasses a cascade of events beginning with the molecular recognition of tastants by specialised epithelial cells in the oral cavity and concluding with the ...

A new study showing how a stomach ache associated with a novel, appealing food forms an aversion to that food also reveals how areas of the brain may work together to alter behavior based on good or ...

Gustatory sweating is sweating that occurs on the forehead, scalp, neck, and upper lip during meals. People may also experience this sweating after eating. For many people, sweating occurs due to ...

Gustatory rhinitis makes your nose run when you eat spicy foods. Nasal sprays like Atrovent can help with symptoms when sprayed before eating. Avoiding trigger foods can prevent a runny nose while ...

A new study found that the map of neural responses mediating taste perception does not involve, as previously believed, specialized groups of neurons in the brain, but rather overlapping and spatially ...