title: Cortical unit responses to chemical stimulation of the oral cavity in the rat.
abstract: The gustatory sensitivity of individual cortical neurons in the rat was examined using a wide range of chemical stimuli. Several subsets of cortical taste cells were identified based on similarities in their response profiles. Although adjacent cortical neurons can differ in their responsiveness to individual tastants, some overlap in taste sensitivities is usually observed.
authors.affiliation: Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kosar
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000294:innervation*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013395:Sucrose