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On the analysis of spatial neural codes in taste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2008

Christian H. Lemon
Christian H. Lemon
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163. chris@utmem.edu
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Abstract

The two most popular, yet opposing, models of taste processing, the labeled-line (LL) and across-neuron pattern (ANP) theories, are variants of spatial neural coding. Analyses whose outcomes have been argued to support either theory have sometimes glossed over important caveats and considerations that may drastically impact interpretation. Some of these issues are discussed here.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 84 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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