Hellekant G, Glaser D, Brouwer J N, van der Wel H
Acta Physiol Scand. 1976 Jun;97(2):241-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1976.tb10257.x.
A comparative electrophysiological and behavioural study has been made in 17 closely related monkeys of the new world species, Saguinus midas tamarin. The electrical activity in the chorda tympani proper nerve of two of the monkeys was recorded during the application to the tongues of 0.02% monellin and thaumatin, 0.5% miraculin and stimuli representing the four taste qualities. It was observed that monellin and thaumatin gave no or little response and that miraculin enhanced the response to the sour stimulus, but not that to any other taste quality. Behavioural studies were then made with a two-bottle preference test in 15 monkeys. It was found that the animals did not discriminate or discriminated poorly between water and thaumatin or monellin. After miraculin they changed their strong rejection of 0.02 M citric acid, in a choice between water and acid, into a strong preference for the acid. These results show a close relation between the electrophysiological and the behavioural data.
对17只亲缘关系密切的新大陆物种——侏狨（Saguinus midas tamarin）进行了一项比较电生理学和行为学研究。在向两只猴子的舌头施加0.02%莫内林和索马甜、0.5%奇异果甜蛋白以及代表四种味觉品质的刺激物时，记录了它们鼓索神经本身的电活动。观察到莫内林和索马甜几乎没有反应，奇异果甜蛋白增强了对酸味刺激的反应，但对其他任何味觉品质的刺激均无增强作用。然后对15只猴子进行了双瓶偏好试验的行为学研究。发现这些动物在水与索马甜或莫内林之间没有区分或区分能力很差。摄入奇异果甜蛋白后，在水和酸的选择中，它们将对0.02 M柠檬酸的强烈排斥转变为对酸的强烈偏好。这些结果表明电生理学数据和行为学数据之间存在密切关系。
