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  2. Tongue map - Wikipedia

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    The tongue map or taste map is a common misconception that different sections of the tongue are exclusively responsible for different basic tastes. It is illustrated with a schematic map of the tongue, with certain parts of the tongue labeled for each taste. Although taught in some schools, this is incorrect; all taste sensations come from all ...

  3. Umami - Wikipedia

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    (The tongue map in which different tastes are distributed in different regions of the tongue is a common misconception.) Biochemical studies have identified the taste receptors responsible for the sense of umami as modified forms of mGluR4 , mGluR1 , and taste receptor type 1 ( TAS1R1 + TAS1R3 ), all of which have been found in all regions of ...

  4. Taste - Wikipedia

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    Taste. The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste (flavor). [1] Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds in the oral cavity, mostly on the tongue.

  5. Taste bud - Wikipedia

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    Taste bud. Taste buds are clusters of taste receptor cells, which are also known as gustatory cells. [ 1 ] The taste receptors are located around the small structures known as papillae found on the upper surface of the tongue, soft palate, upper esophagus, the cheek, and epiglottis. These structures are involved in detecting the five elements ...

  6. Wine tasting - Wikipedia

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    Although taste qualities are known to be widely distributed throughout the oral cavity, the concept of an anatomical "tongue map" yet persists in the wine tasting arena, in which different tastes are believed to map to different areas of the tongue. A widely accepted example is the misperception that the tip of the tongue uniquely tells how ...

  7. Gustatory cortex - Wikipedia

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    Gustatory cortex. The primary gustatory cortex (GC) is a brain structure responsible for the perception of taste. It consists of two substructures: the anterior insula on the insular lobe and the frontal operculum on the inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe. [1] Because of its composition the primary gustatory cortex is sometimes referred ...

  8. Electronic tongue - Wikipedia

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    The electronic tongue uses taste sensors to receive information from chemicals on the tongue and send it to a pattern recognition system. The result is the detection of the tastes that compose the human palate. The types of taste that are generated are divided into five categories sourness, saltiness, bitterness, sweetness, and umami ...

  9. Gustatory nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Different taste receptors in the tongue and their connections to afferent neurons. The gustatory nucleus is the rostral part of the solitary nucleus located in the medulla. The gustatory nucleus is associated with the sense of taste [ 1 ] and has two sections, the rostral and lateral regions. [ 2 ] A close association between the gustatory ...