EXP 3202C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Amygdala, Lingual Papilla, Cribriform Plate
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Learning objectives for lectures on taste and olfaction. On the special relationship between taste and smell. Most of ou(cid:396) se(cid:374)so(cid:396)(cid:455) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)s do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:858)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:859) the diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) good a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ad stimuli the knowledge that certain stimuli are dangerous and that other stimuli are beneficial must be learned through experience. Here, the gustatory (taste) system is truly unusual. No (cid:373)atte(cid:396) ho(cid:449) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t lea(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:449)e gi(cid:448)e (cid:455)ou it just (cid:449)o(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e possible to convince you that sweet is bad and that bitter is delicious. Moreover, your tongue is like the medieval (cid:396)eligious fa(cid:374)ati(cid:272) (cid:449)ho sta(cid:374)ds i(cid:374) the pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) s(cid:395)ua(cid:396)e, shouti(cid:374)g (cid:858) inne ! (cid:859) to a(cid:374)(cid:455) taste that is (cid:271)itte(cid:396), a(cid:374)d quietly sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:858)(cid:271)less (cid:455)ou (cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:272)hild(cid:859) to a(cid:374)(cid:455) taste that is s(cid:449)eet. That is, like any good fanatic, your tongue is much more interested in pointing out the sinners than acknowledging the saints.
