Gustatory cortex articles within Nature

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• Letter | 30 May 2018

  The coding of valence and identity in the mammalian taste system

  The identity and hedonic value of tastes are encoded in distinct neural substrates; in mice, the amygdala is necessary and sufficient to drive valence-specific behaviours in response to bitter or sweet taste stimuli, and the cortex can independently represent taste identity.

  • Li Wang
  • , Sarah Gillis-Smith
  •  & Charles S. Zuker

• Letter | 18 November 2015

  Sweet and bitter taste in the brain of awake behaving animals

  Activation of the sweet and bitter cortical fields in awake mice evokes predetermined behavioural programs, independent of learning and experience, illustrating the hardwired and innate nature of the sense of taste.

  • Yueqing Peng
  • , Sarah Gillis-Smith
  •  & Charles S. Zuker