Cortical Integration of Taste and Smell Activity
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Separate neurophysiological experiments have shown that                    neurons responsive to taste and smell stimulation are coextensive               within a circumscribed area of the orbitofrontal cortex.  Other                 experiments have shown that this area receives substantial                      projections from established gustatory and olfactory areas of the               brain.  Because these previous neurophysiological studies did not               test both gustatory and olfactory stimuli, it is not known                      whether functional integration of taste and smell occurs in the                 orbitofrontal cortex.                                                                                                                                                This project will use electrophysiological and anatomical                  techniques to address the following issues:  (1) Do the                         chemosensory neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex comprise a                     single convergent population, a mosaic of independent olfactory                 and gustatory elements, or two contiguous, but functionally                     distinct areas, and (2) Which areas of the brain project to the                 chemosensory area(s) within the orbitofrontal cortex?                                                                                                                These experiments will contribute important information                    about the functional organization of orbitofrontal cortex, an                   area of the forebrain that may be relevant to certain                           pathological types of ingestive behavior (e.g. anorexia nervosa                 and bulimia) that require cortical involvement.
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