Behavioral analyses of taste function and ingestion in rodent models

PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

卷:152

Article; Proceedings Paper

Spector, Alan C.^1,2 

[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Psychol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[2] Florida State Univ, Program Neurosci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

关键词: Taste psychophysics;    Feeding patterns;    Licking microstructure;    Brief-access taste test;    Gustometer;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.04.026

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In 1975, at the start of my junior year in college, I took a course on experimental methods in psychology from Dr. James C. Smith, when he was a Visiting Professor at Penn State University. That experience set me on the professional path of studying the neural bases of taste function and ingestion on which I remain to this day. Along the way, I did my graduate work at Florida State University under the tutelage of Jim, I did my postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Harvey Grill, and I also worked closely with Ralph Norgren, who was at the Penn State Medical College. This article briefly summarizes some of the lessons I learned from my mentors and highlights a few key research findings arising from my privilege of working with gifted students and postdocs. After close to 40 years of being a student of the gustatory system and ingestive behavior, it is still with the greatest conviction that I believe rigorous analysis of behavior is indispensable to any effort seeking to understand brain function. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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