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Record Nr.

UNISA996320721703316

Titolo

The role of the nucleus of the solitary tract in gustatory processing / / edited by Robert M. Bradley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC/Taylor & Francis, , 2007

ISBN

0-429-12205-5

1-280-73313-6

9786610733132

1-4200-0597-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Collana

Frontiers in neuroscience

Altri autori (Persone)

BradleyRobert M <1939-> (Robert Martin)

Disciplina

612.87

Soggetti

Solitary nucleus

Taste

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Table of Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Editor; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives; Chapter 2. Anatomy of the Rostral Nucleus of the Solitary Tract; Chapter 3. Neurotransmitters and Receptors Expressed by rNST Neurons; Chapter 4. Reflex Connections; Chapter 5. Neural Coding in the rNST; Chapter 6. Development and Plasticity of the Gustatory Portion of Nucleus of the Solitary Tract; Chapter 7. rNST Circuits; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Providing an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves, the NST coordinates highly complex sensory information. While other functions of the NST have received attention, its role in gustatory processing has received little. The first reference devoted exclusively to gustatory processing, The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing offers an in-depth review of one of the most important central relay stations in the brain.Combining widely dispersed research into a comprehensive single volume, it presents a thorough historical background, documents the a