The primate amygdala: Neuronal representations of the viscosity, fat texture, temperature, grittiness and taste of foods.
The primate amygdala is implicated in the control of behavioral responses to foods and in stimulus-reinforcement learning, but only its taste representation of oral stimuli has been investigated previously. Of 1416 macaque amygdala neurons recorded, 44 (3.1%) responded to oral stimuli. Of the 44 ora...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2005
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