The gustatory pathway - West Virginia University
... The insular cortex projects to the orbitofrontal cortex Both cortices are part of the limbic system The limbic system is responsible for the behavioral and emotional significance of taste ...
... The insular cortex projects to the orbitofrontal cortex Both cortices are part of the limbic system The limbic system is responsible for the behavioral and emotional significance of taste ...
Nociceptive sensation. Somatic sensory analyzer
... Nociceptive sensation. Somatic sensory analyzer ...
... Nociceptive sensation. Somatic sensory analyzer ...
Nerve cells (Neurons)
... The CNS is constantly kept aware of muscle condition through stimuli produced from sensory receptors located in the muscles, _____________, _______________ and _______________. Sensory (afferent) neurons transfer messages to the central nervous system where they are analyzed and responded to by mot ...
... The CNS is constantly kept aware of muscle condition through stimuli produced from sensory receptors located in the muscles, _____________, _______________ and _______________. Sensory (afferent) neurons transfer messages to the central nervous system where they are analyzed and responded to by mot ...
Microneurography
Microneurography is a neurophysiological method employed by scientists to visualize and record the normal traffic of nerve impulses that are conducted in peripheral nerves of waking human subjects. The method has been successfully employed to reveal functional properties of a number of neural systems, e.g. sensory systems related to touch, pain, and muscle sense as well as sympathetic activity controlling the constriction state of blood vessels. To study nerve impulses of an identified neural system, a fine tungsten needle electrode is inserted into the nerve and connected to a high gain recording amplifier. The exact position of the electrode tip within the nerve is then adjusted in minute steps until the electrode discriminates impulses of the neural system of interest. A unique feature and a significant strength of the microneurography method is that subjects are fully awake and able to cooperate in tests requiring mental attention, while impulses in a representative nerve fibre or set of nerve fibres are recorded, e.g. when cutaneous sense organs are stimulated or subjects perform voluntary precision movements.