title: Information processing in mammalian gustatory systems.
abstract: The taste system has multiple functions that are carried by three cranial nerves. It is now apparent that these functions cannot be accommodated by a single coding mechanism for taste quality. A current view emphasizes the likely existence of coding channels activated by specific sets of receptors.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Hettinger
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*