[Chemosensitive neuronal responses of the lateral hypothalamus in rats to simultaneous stimulation of the taste and viscero-chemoreceptors].

Adequate chemical stimulation of tongue receptors and viscerochemoreceptors was used for testing interactions between taste and viscerochemical information in units of the rat lateral hypothalamus. Some neurons only responded to the combined stimulation whereas other neurons responded to stimulation of one receptive zone only (taste or viscerochemical units).