AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Taste is processed by the:
A
Gustatory Cortex
B
Somatosensory Cortex
C
Olfactory Cortex
D
Vestibular Cortes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The gustatory cortex, or primary gustatory cortex, is a region of the cerebral cortex responsible for the perception of taste and flavour. It is comprised of the anterior insula on the insular lobe and the frontal operculum on the frontal lobe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Information from these cells is relayed to the primary gustatory cortex, or taste cortex, in the brain. Studies have found that sweet and bitter tastes are represented in distinct areas, or “fields, ” of the gustatory cortex.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary gustatory cortex is a brain structure responsible for the perception of taste. It consists of two substructures: the anterior insula on the insular lobe and the frontal operculum on the inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Primary Gustatory Cortex is located near the face area of the somatosensory cortex of the parietal lobe, which is located within the insular and opercular cortex of the frontal lobe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The insular cortex is the primary cortical site devoted to taste processing. A large body of evidence is available for how insular neurons respond to gustatory stimulation in both anesthetized and behaving animals.

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