Anesthesia of the Chorda Tympani Nerve and Taste Phantoms
Yanagisawa K, Bartoshuk L, Catalanotto F, Karrer T, Kveton J. Anesthesia of the Chorda Tympani Nerve and Taste Phantoms. Physiology & Behavior 1998, 63: 329-335. PMID: 9469723, DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9384(97)00423-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChorda tympani nerveGlossopharyngeal nerveIpsilateral glossopharyngeal nerveCentral projection areasIntensity of NaClTopical anestheticAbsence of stimulationTaste nervesTaste of NaClChorda tympaniNerveAnesthesiaIntensity of quinineOne-thirdTwo-thirdsProjection areaQuinineTongueDysgeusiaGlossopharyngealPatientsContralateralAnestheticsTympani