The Role of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Gustatory Processing

ISBN-13: 9780367390198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 158 str.

Robert M. Bradley

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Robert M. Bradley