Olfaction & Taste

A topic within Systems Neuroscience, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Neuroscience.

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Paper1991

A Novel Multigene Family May Encode Odorant Receptors: A Molecular Basis for Odor Recognition

Buck & Axel

Identifies a large family of genes encoding odorant receptors, showing how a limited receptor repertoire could in principle discriminate a vast number of smells.

Neuroscience · Systems Neuroscience

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Paper2006

The Receptors and Cells for Mammalian Taste

Chandrashekar, Hoon, Ryba & Zuker

Identifies the distinct receptor classes and cell types that transduce sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami taste, arguing taste quality is coded by labelled lines rather than mixed profiles.

Neuroscience · Systems Neuroscience

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A Novel Multigene Family May Encode Odorant Receptors: A Molecular Basis for Odor Recognition

The Receptors and Cells for Mammalian Taste

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