Gustatory nucleus

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Brain: Gustatory nucleus
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The gustatory nucleus is a component of the solitary nucleus. It is associated with the sense of taste.^[1]

GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.^[2]

References [edit]

^ "Anatomy 530a at UWO (Functional Neuroanatomy)".
^ Grabauskas G, Bradley RM (November 1998). "Ionic mechanism of GABAA biphasic synaptic potentials in gustatory nucleus of the solitary tract". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 855: 486–487. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10610.x. PMID 9929643.

See also [edit]

Inferior salivatory nucleus

Human brain: rhombencephalon, myelencephalon: medulla (TA A14.1.04, GA 9.767)

Dorsal

Surface	Posterior median sulcus · Posterolateral sulcus · Area postrema · Vagal trigone · Hypoglossal trigone · Medial eminence

Grey: Cranial nuclei	afferent: GVA: VII,IX,X: Solitary/tract/Dorsal respiratory group · SVA: Gustatory nucleus · GSA: VIII-v (Lateral, Medial, Inferior) efferent: GSE: XII · GVE: IX,X,XI: Ambiguus · SVE: X: Dorsal · IX: Inferior salivatory nucleus

Grey: other	Gracile nucleus · Cuneate nucleus · Accessory cuneate nucleus

White: Sensory/ascending	Sensory decussation · Medial lemniscus · Inferior cerebellar peduncle (Juxtarestiform body) · Ascending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus · MLF, III, IV and VI

White: Motor/descending	Descending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus · MLF, III, IV and VI

Ventral

White: Motor/descending	Motor decussation · Olivocerebellar tract · Rubro-olivary tract

Grey matter	Ventral respiratory group · Arcuate nucleus of medulla · Inferior olivary nucleus · Rostral ventromedial medulla

Surface	Anterior median fissure · Anterolateral sulcus · Olive · Pyramid

Grey: Raphe/
reticular

Reticular formation (Gigantocellular, Parvocellular, Ventral, Lateral, Paramedian) · Raphe nuclei (Obscurus, Magnus, Pallidus)

anat (n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp

noco (m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

Sensory system: Gustatory system (TA 15.4, GA 10.991)

Taste bud (Vallate papilla, Foliate papilla, Fungiform papilla) · Filiform papilla

Path

medulla: Solitary tract (VII, IX, X) · Solitary nucleus (Gustatory nucleus)

pons: Central tegmental tract · Medial parabrachial nucleus (Hypothalamus, Amygdala)

thalamus: Ventral posteromedial nucleus

cerebrum: Posterior limb of internal capsule · Gustatory cortex

Other

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