Roper Stephen D
Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Program in Neuroscience, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami R430, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Physiol Behav. 2009 Jul 14;97(5):604-8. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.04.003. Epub 2009 Apr 14.
ROPER, S.D. Parallel processing in mammalian taste buds? Physiol Behav XXX(Y) 000-000, 2009. There is emerging evidence that two parallel lines of gustatory information are generated in taste buds. One pathway leads to higher cortical centers and is involved in discriminating basic taste qualities (sweet, bitter, sour, salty, umami) and perceiving flavors. The other pathway may conduct information involved in physiological reflexes such as swallowing, salivation, and cephalic phase digestion. If this notion is true, the existence of two populations of taste bud cells that have different functional characteristics may lie at the origins of the two pathways. This speculative concept is explored in this review of taste signal processing in mammalian taste buds.
罗珀,S.D. 哺乳动物味蕾中的并行处理?《生理学与行为》XXX(Y) 000 - 000,2009年。越来越多的证据表明,味蕾中产生了两条并行的味觉信息通路。一条通路通向更高的皮质中枢,参与辨别基本味觉特性(甜、苦、酸、咸、鲜味)和感知味道。另一条通路可能传导参与吞咽、唾液分泌和头期消化等生理反射的信息。如果这一概念正确,那么具有不同功能特征的两类味蕾细胞的存在可能是这两条通路的起源。这一推测性概念在本文对哺乳动物味蕾味觉信号处理的综述中进行了探讨。