TASTE TRANSDUCTION

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N., Pam M.S.
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The sequence of events that converts chemical signals into taste sensations. As you take something in your mouth, the sensory receptors on tongue catches the taste and send signals to brain to identify how is it.

TASTE TRANSDUCTION: "Taste transduction changes with the type of gustatory stimulus."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PRIMARY TASTE CORTEX
  2. THALAMIC TASTE AREA
  3. TASTE BUD
  4. TYPE II CELL
  5. OLFACTORY TRANSDUCTION
  6. TASTE BLINDNESS
  7. MICROVILLUS
  8. TASTE PORE
  9. TRIGEMINAL NERVE
  10. REAFFERENCE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "TASTE TRANSDUCTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/taste-transduction/ (accessed April 4, 2020).
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