A region called the gustatory cortex has been reported to contain clusters of neurons that are specialized to respond to individual basic tastes. Signals from the tongue reach them after passing ...

The team demonstrated that these GABA receptors are present in excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the gustatory cortex. They infused allopregnanolone locally into the gustatory cortex of the ...

"We have the tongue itself, consisting of taste receptors that interact with food species and send their information to the ...