NIH R01 · 2025
Dissecting the first layer of central taste processing in Drosophila
Our sense of taste is critical in helping us decide what to eat. Altered taste perception is associated with obesity and eating disorders, suggesting that dysregulation of taste processing may contribute to these conditions. Understanding how the taste system flexibly transforms sensory input into behavior thus represents a fundamental question underlying feeding decisions across healthy and disordered states. Two key questions underpin the mechanisms of taste processing: how are neuronal responses to taste transformed along the taste pathway, and how do these responses drive behavior? Studies in mammalian models have characterized neuronal responses at each layer of the taste system, but…
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