Beyond the taste buds: Comprehensive review of pathway, cortical and subcortical substrate of taste sensation

Congress:

ECR 2023

Poster Number:

C-14116

Type:

Educational Exhibit

Keywords:

CNS, Head and neck, Neuroradiology brain, CT, MR, MR-Angiography, Puncture, Ischaemia / Infarction

Authors:

P. S. Kochar, V. kumar

DOI:

10.26044/ecr2023/C-14116

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2023/C-14116

Background

In this review, we comprehensively discuss neural pathways and cortical & subcortical substate of cranial nerves involved in taste sensation superimposed on diagrammatic / MRI imaging. This will help the audience to better understand the anatomy and location of the structures inside the body.

Fig 1: - Taste buds are scattered in the tongue with additional taste receptors in the...

Fig 2: First order neurons from these three CN’s project to the second order neurons...

Fig 3: These second order neurons travel in the ipsilateral Central Tegmental Tract...

Fig 4: These second order neurons travel in the ipsilateral Central Tegmental Tract...

Fig 5: The third order neurons ascend from VPN nucleus to the insulo-opercular cortex...

Fig 6: Summarized pathway of taste sensation.