The neural representation of taste quality at the periphery

Robert P. J. Barretto, Sarah Gillis-Smith, Jayaram Chandrashekar, David A. Yarmolinsky, Mark J. Schnitzer, Nicholas J. P. Ryba () and Charles S. Zuker ()
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Robert P. J. Barretto: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Sarah Gillis-Smith: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Jayaram Chandrashekar: Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
David A. Yarmolinsky: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Mark J. Schnitzer: James H. Clark Center, Stanford University
Nicholas J. P. Ryba: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
Charles S. Zuker: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Nature, 2015, vol. 517, issue 7534, 373-376

Abstract: Using two-photon microendoscopy and genetically encoded calcium indicators the tuning properties of the first neural station of the gustatory system are explored; results reveal that ganglion neurons are matched to specific taste receptor cells, supporting a labelled line model of information transfer in the taste system.

Date: 2015
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