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Evolution of lateralized gustation in nematodes [PDF]

eLife
Animals with small nervous systems have a limited number of sensory neurons that must encode information from a changing environment. This problem is particularly exacerbated in nematodes that populate a wide variety of distinct ecological niches but ...
Marisa Mackie, Vivian Vy Le, Heather R Carstensen, Nicole R Kushnir, Dylan L Castro, Ivan M Dimov, Kathleen T Quach, Steven J Cook, Oliver Hobert, Sreekanth H Chalasani, Ray L Hong   +10 more
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Going belowground: burying anthropomorphic biases on gustation and olfaction

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Chemical signaling underpins behavioral interactions among organisms in the soil. Understanding chemical communication in the soil requires a paradigm shift in methodology and perspectives compared to aboveground ecosystems because olfaction and ...
Dane C. Elmquist, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
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Sensing Senses: Optical Biosensors to Study Gustation

Sensors, 2020
The five basic taste modalities, sweet, bitter, umami, salty and sour induce changes of Ca2+ levels, pH and/or membrane potential in taste cells of the tongue and/or in neurons that convey and decode gustatory signals to the brain.
Elena von Molitor, Katja Riedel, Mathias Hafner, Rüdiger Rudolf, Tiziana Cesetti   +4 more
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Transcriptome Screening and Identification of Chemosensory Genes in the Goji Berry Psyllid, Bactericera gobica (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) [PDF]

Biology
Goji berry is widely consumed worldwide and holds substantial market value, yet its cultivation faces significant threats from the goji berry psyllid (Bactericera gobica).
Zhanghui Liu, Yang Ge, Zekun Zhang, Jiayi Liang, Chuanzhi Kang, Chengcai Zhang, Kang Chen, Xiufu Wan, Liu Zhang, Wangpeng Shi, Honghao Chen   +10 more
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Association between olfactory dysfunction and gustatory dysfunction: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundOlfactory dysfunction (OD) and gustatory dysfunction (GD) are common among adults, with prevalence increasing significantly in older age groups.
Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Chao Zhang, Tao Xiong, Tao Xiong   +4 more
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Miniaturized, portable gustation interfaces for VR/AR/MR. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Liu Y, Park W, Yiu CK, Huang X, Jia S, Chen Y, Zhang H, Chen H, Wu P, Wu M, Liu Z, Gao Y, Zhu K, Zhao Z, Li Y, Yokota T, Someya T, Yu X.   +17 more
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Dietary diversity, sociality, and the evolution of ant gustation

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Ants have remarkably diverse diets and extraordinary species richness, making them an excellent model system to study the evolution of taste. In this entirely eusocial clade, food choice and the mechanisms that regulate feeding have both individual and ...
E. Jordan Smith, Joel Vizueta, Meg A. Younger, Sean P. Mullen, James F. A. Traniello   +4 more
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Bitter Taste Disrupts Spatial Discrimination of Piperine-Evoked Burning Sensations: A Pilot Study

Biology, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the perceptual similarity between piperine-induced burning sensations and bitter taste using piperine-impregnated taste strips (PTS). This pilot study included 42 healthy participants.
David T. Liu, Gerold Besser, Karina Bayer, Bernhard Prem, Christian A. Mueller, Bertold Renner   +5 more
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Investigating the Link between Eating Attitudes, Taste and Odour Preferences and the Chemical Senses

Biology, 2023
Objectives: To examine if higher degrees of pathological eating attitudes in a non-clinical sample are associated with odour and taste perception and preferences based on psychophysical ratings.
Layla St Clair, Alyssa Grady, Mehmet K. Mahmut   +2 more
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Olfactory and Gustatory Supra-Threshold Sensitivities Are Linked to Ad Libitum Snack Choice

Foods, 2022
Snacking is a common eating habit in the modern food environment. Individual snack choices vary substantially, with sweet versus savoury snacks linked to differential health outcomes. The role of olfactory and gustatory sensitivities in snack choices and
Sashie Abeywickrema, Rachel Ginieis, Indrawati Oey, Mei Peng   +3 more
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