Cortical Hub for Flavor Sensation in Rodents

The experience of eating is inherently multimodal, combining intraoral gustatory, olfactory, and somatosensory signals into a single percept called flavor. As foods and beverages enter the mouth, movements associated with chewing and swallowing activate somatosensory receptors in the oral cavity, di...

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Main Authors: Chad L. Samuelsen, Roberto Vincis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2021.772286/full