Enhancement of orbitofrontal and insular cortices responses to spicy perception increases high salt sensation: An event-related potentials study
Context: The interplay between taste perception and salt sensation is crucial for salt intake. Our hemodynamic neuroimaging research has shown that the administration of capsaicin (the major spicy component of chili peppers) enhances the metabolic activity of the insula and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Heart and Mind |
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Online Access: | http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2019;volume=3;issue=3;spage=107;epage=112;aulast=Li |