Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham.
J Gen Physiol. 1965 Nov 1;49(2):247-63. doi: 10.1085/jgp.49.2.247.
With few exceptions, afferent neurons in the various sensory systems respond to wide ranges of stimuli. In those sensory systems for which the stimulus dimensions are understood, the response functions of these neurons may be described; they are usually simple functions with one maximum, although many variations exist. In the chemical senses, the stimulus dimensions are not known, and thus the neural response functions of these neurons have never been described. The present paper presents methods to determine these response functions and the stimulus dimensions for the chemical senses. A tentative response function for taste is developed, and preliminary steps are taken toward disclosing the stimulus dimensions.
除了极少数情况外，各种感觉系统中的传入神经元对广泛的刺激都有反应。在那些人们已经了解了刺激维度的感觉系统中，可以描述这些神经元的反应函数；它们通常是具有一个最大值的简单函数，尽管存在许多变化。在化学感觉中，刺激维度尚不清楚，因此这些神经元的神经反应函数从未被描述过。本文提出了确定这些化学感觉的反应函数和刺激维度的方法。提出了一种味觉的暂定反应函数，并朝着揭示刺激维度的方向迈出了初步的步骤。
