Term ID: T1942

Gustatory Processing

/gustatory-processing/
The neural mechanisms involved in taste perception, including receptor activation, neural transmission, and brain processing that enables flavor discrimination and preference formation.
Example: The pathway from taste receptor activation on the tongue through brainstem and thalamic relays to gustatory cortex, integrating with olfactory information for complex flavor perception.

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Reference: Smith & Margolskee (2001)