Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4329667 | Brain Research | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The attenuation of gustatory neophobia occurs during repeated exposures to an initially novel taste solution that is increasingly perceived as safe and familiar. The present study examined whether NMDA receptors in the basolateral region of the amygdala (BLA) are involved in this important behavioral phenomenon. The results, which show that the attenuation, but not initial occurrence, of gustatory neophobia is dependent upon NMDA receptors in the BLA, are discussed with reference to a similar finding involving NMDA receptors in the insular cortex.
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Authors
Yazmín Figueroa-Guzmán, Steve Reilly,