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| Title |
The Insular Cortex Controls Food Preferences Independently of Taste Receptor Signaling
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnsys.2012.00005 |
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| Authors |
Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, Ivan E. de Araujo, Clara Monteiro, Virginia Workman, Vasco Galhardo, Miguel A. L. Nicolelis |
| Abstract |
The insular cortex (IC) contains the primary sensory cortex for oral chemosensation including gustation, and its integrity is required for appropriate control of feeding behavior. However, it remains unknown whether the role of this brain area in food selection relies on the presence of peripheral taste input. Using multielectrode recordings, we found that the responses of populations of neurons in the IC of freely licking, sweet-blind Trpm5(-/-) mice are modulated by the rewarding postingestive effects of sucrose. FOS immunoreactivity analyses revealed that these responses are restricted to the dorsal insula. Furthermore, bilateral lesions in this area abolished taste-independent preferences for sucrose that can be conditioned in these Trpm5(-/-) animals while preserving their ability to detect sucrose. Overall, these findings demonstrate that, even in the absence of peripheral taste input, IC regulates food choices based on postingestive signals. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 91 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| India | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 83 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 23% |
| Researcher | 21 | 23% |
| Professor | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 28 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 27% |
| Psychology | 6 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 7% |
| Engineering | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 15 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 August 2012.
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