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Science 10 May 1985:
Vol. 228. no. 4700, pp. 747 - 750
DOI: 10.1126/science.3992242
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Science, Vol 228, Issue 4700, 747-750
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Trigeminal-taste interaction in palatability processing

KC Berridge and JC Fentress

Peripheral transection of the sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve in rats unbalanced palatability, selectively reducing the ingestive actions elicited by preferred tastes but leaving unchanged the aversive actions elicited by unpreferred tastes. The reduction in the number of positive ingestive actions occurred even though the capacity to emit these actions remained unimpaired. These findings show that there is an interaction between somatosensation and gustation in the processing of palatability.


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