The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing

The nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) provides an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves, coordinating highly complex sensory information. While other functions of the NST have received attention, its role in gustatory processing has received little. This work is the first reference on...

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Main Author Bradley, Robert M
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Milton CRC Press 2007
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
SeriesFrontiers in neuroscience
Subjects
Solitary nucleus
Taste
Terminal Field
Gustatory Nerves
Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerves
Von Ebner’s Glands
Gustatory Neurons
Facial Nerve
Petrosal Ganglia
Taste Stimuli
Chorda Tympani Fibers
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential
Be
GSP
Rostral Extent
CT Nerve
NST
Salivatory Nucleus
Solitary Tract
GABAA Receptor
AMPA Receptor
Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus
Taste Bud Cells
Chorda Tympani
Earliest Postnatal Ages
Xth Nerves
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
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ISBN9780849342004
0849342007
DOI10.1201/9781420005974

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Summary:The nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) provides an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves, coordinating highly complex sensory information. While other functions of the NST have received attention, its role in gustatory processing has received little. This work is the first reference on the NST devoted exclusively to gustatory processing. Compiling past and current research into a single volume, it documents the anatomy of the NST, explores the properties of synaptic transmitters and neurons in the NST, compares the gustatory NST with the caudal NST, and considers the challenge involved with identifying NST neural circuits, as well as other areas needing research.
ISBN:9780849342004
0849342007
DOI:10.1201/9781420005974