A Comparison of Neural and Psychophysical Responses to Taste Stimuli in Man

HERMAN DIAMANT; BRUCE OAKLEY; LENNART STRÖM; CAROLYN WELLS; YNGVE ZOTTERMAN

doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1965.tb04154.x

A Comparison of Neural and Psychophysical Responses to Taste Stimuli in Man

HERMAN DIAMANT
, BRUCE OAKLEY
, LENNART STRÖM
, CAROLYN WELLS
, YNGVE ZOTTERMAN

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Diamant, H. B. Oakley, L. Ström, C. Wells and Y. Zotterman. A comparison of neural and psychophysical responses to taste stimuli in man. Acta physiol. scand. 1965 64. 67–74. – Electrophysiological records of taste activity have been obtained from the chorda tympani nerve of otosclerotic patients. When possible, preoperative psychophysical responses to taste stimuli were also obtained. The summated chorda tympani discharge to 0.2 M NaCl adapts completely and the time required agrees with psychophysical reports. Psychophysical estimates of the sweetness of different sugars correspond closely with nerve response magnitudes. Gymnema extract abolishes both the sweet sensation and the nerve response to sweet tasting chemicals. The total sum of taste activity in the entire chorda tympani nerve appears to be an important determinant of the psychophysical responses. There are large individual differences in the relative size of the neural response to different taste stimuli. Responses to ethyl alcohol are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-74
Number of pages	8
Journal	Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
Volume	64
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1965.tb04154.x
State	Published - May 1965
Externally published	Yes

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