Information processing in mammalian gustatory systems.
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.
Hettinger
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University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington.
Frank
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*