Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing

Informationen zum Autor Robert M. Bradley Klappentext The nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) provides an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves! coordinating highly complex sensory information. While other functions of the NST have received attention! its role in gustatory processing has received little. This work is the first reference on the NST devoted exclusively to gustatory processing. Compiling past and current research into a single volume! it documents the anatomy of the NST! explores the properties of synaptic transmitters and neurons in the NST! compares the gustatory NST with the caudal NST! and considers the challenge involved with identifying NST neural circuits! as well as other areas needing research. Zusammenfassung The nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) provides an essential brainstem relay for three cranial nerves, coordinating highly complex sensory information. This work on the NST deals with gustatory processing. It documents the anatomy of the NST and explores the properties of synaptic transmitters and neurons in the NST. Inhaltsverzeichnis Historical Perspectives. Anatomy of the Rostral Nucleus of the Solitary Tract. Neurotransmitters and Receptors Expressed by rNST Neurons. Reflex Connections. Neural Coding in the Rnst. Development and Plasticity of the Gustatory Portion of Nucleus of the Solitary Tract. rNST Circuits.

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• Authors: Robert M. Bradley, Robert M. (University of Michigan Bradley
• Assisted by: Robert M. Bradley (Editor), Robert M. (University of Michigan Bradley (Editor), Bradley Robert M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.10.2006
• EAN: 9780849342004
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-4200-4
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Frontiers in Neuroscience; Frontiers in Neuroscience
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Medicine: general issues, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Anatomy, MEDICAL / Gastroenterology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Anatomy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology, Gastroenterology, Neurosciences, Cellular biology (cytology)