Methods in Chemosensory Research (Methods and New Frontiers in Neuroscience)
Contributors: Sidney A. Simon (Editor); Miguel A.L. Nicolelis (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: September 26, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780849323294
Subjects: Animal physiology; Neurosciences; Physiological & neuro-psychology; Physiology; Science; Methodology; Physiological Research; Sensory Neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Research; Medical; Neurology - General; Biotechnology; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Chemical senses; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
First sentence: The sensory irritancy of foods and beverages - such as the burn of red and black pepper, the coolness of menthol, and the bites of acids and salts - are mediated by chemically sensitive receptors of the somatosensory system.