Thermal taster status: evidence of cross-modal integration

Thermal taster status refers to the finding that, in some individuals, thermal stimulation of the tongue elicits a phantom taste. Little is known regarding the mechanism for this, it is hypothesised to be a result of cross-wiring between gustatory and trigeminal nerves whose receptors co-innervate p...

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Main Authors: Hort, Joanne, Ford, Rebecca A., Eldeghaidy, Sally, Francis, Susan T.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32794/