In this review, we will focus on the apparent multisensory functions of the primary gustatory cortex (GC). In fact, both electrophysiological and functional neuroimaging studies make a strong case ...

Here, the authors examine how four basic tastes are represented in the human brain, showing evidence of the human gustatory cortex in the insula. The identity and hedonic value of tastes are ...

fMRI indicates activations in the anterior ... In humans the identification of the primary gustatory cortex (PGC) is still under debate. Neuroimaging studies indicate insula and overlying opercula as ...

But for taste, which could be considered our most pleasurable sense, precisely where the "gustatory ... cortex, which separates the frontal and temporal lobes, has long been thought to be the ...

Gustatory rhinitis is the medical term for a runny nose or sneezing you may get after you eat hot or spicy foods. It's a type of nonallergic rhinitis, where your nose gets inflammation but not ...

The women who had recovered from anorexia—those who formerly starved themselves—showed less activity than the healthy women in a reward center in the brain known as the primary gustatory cortex.

Gustatory sweating is sweating that occurs on the forehead, scalp, neck, and upper lip during meals. People may also experience this sweating after eating. For many people, sweating occurs due to ...