Central mechanisms of taste: Cognition, emotion and taste-elicited behaviors
Taste is unique among sensory systems in its innate association with mechanisms of reward and aversion in addition to its recognition of quality, e.g., sucrose is sweet and preferable, and quinine is bitter and aversive. Taste information is sent to the reward system and feeding center via the prefr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761608000549 |