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The Central Code of the Chemical Senses

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Sensory Coding in the Mammalian Nervous System

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The code of neurons of the brain stem nuclei of the taste pathway seems remarkably similar to that of the first-order afferent fibers. The thalamic and cortical representation of taste is as yet terra incognita, but is currently being surveyed.

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Somjen, G. (1972). The Central Code of the Chemical Senses. In: Sensory Coding in the Mammalian Nervous System. Neuroscience Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1707-4_15

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