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http://dx.doi.org/10.11620/IJOB.2015.40.4.161

The Centrifugal Influence on Gustatory Neurons in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract  

Cho, Young Kyung (Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Dentistry, and Research Institute of Oral Science, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
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International Journal of Oral Biology / v.40, no.4, 2015 , pp. 161-166 More about this Journal
Abstract
Neuronal activities of taste-responsive cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) are affected by various physiological factors, such as blood glucose level or sodium imbalance. These phenomena suggest that NST taste neurons are under the influence of neural substrates that regulate nutritional homeostasis. In this study, we reviewed a series of in vivo electrophysiological investigations that demonstrate that forebrain nuclei, such as the lateral hypothalamus or central nucleus of the amygdala, send descending projections and modulate neuronal activity of gustatory neurons in the NST. These centrifugal modulations may mediate plasticity of taste response in the NST under different physiological conditions.
Keywords
taste; forebrain; descending; modulation; neuronal activity;
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