Gustation and Olfaction

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(Chapter Five: Sensation and Perception) Psychology Mapa Mental sobre Gustation and Olfaction, creado por Karen Pura el 07/12/2014.
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Gustation and Olfaction
  1. Taste
    1. four qualities
      1. sweet
        1. sour
          1. bitter
            1. salty
            2. taste buds
              1. chemical receptors concentrated along the edges and back surface of the tongue
              2. umami increases sensitivity of other taste qualities
                1. activated by proteins & monosodium glutamate
                2. receptors are also found in the roof and back of the mouth
                  1. even people without a tongue can taste substances
                    1. hairlike structures project from the top of each cell into the taste pore (opening to the outside surface of the tongue)
                      1. when a substance is taken into the mouth, it interacts with saliva to form a chemical solution that flows into the taste pore
                        1. stimulates receptor cells
                      2. provides us with pleasure
                        1. has adaptive significance in discriminating between nutrients and toxins
                          1. newborns respond positively to sugar water and negatively to bitter substances
                            1. poisonous substances in nature have bitter tastes
                              1. hard wired into our physiology
                              2. sweet substances are more likely to occur in nutritious foods
                            2. Smell
                              1. receptors for smell are long cells that project through the lining of the upper part of the nasal cavity and into the mucous membrane
                                1. our ability to discriminate between odours is not well understood
                                  1. most popular theory is that olfactory receptors recognize diverse odours individually rather than by mixing of receptors
                                  2. olfactory receptors
                                    1. have receptor structures that resemble neurotransmitter binding sites on neurons
                                      1. any of potential odour molecules can lock into sites that are tailored to fit them
                                        1. receptors that fire send their input to olfactory bulb
                                          1. forebrain structure immediately above nasal cavity
                                            1. each odorous chemical excites only a limited portion of the olfactory bulb
                                              1. odours are apparently coded in terms of the specific area of the olfactory bulb that is excited
                                    2. pheromones
                                      1. chemical signals found in natural body scents
                                        1. may affect human behaviour in subtle ways
                                          1. no solid evidence to prove that pheromone substances make humans "sexually irresistable"
                                      2. menstrual synchrony
                                        1. tendency of women who live together or are close friends to become more similar in their menstrual cycle

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