prefacial extension of the solitary nucleus

The term prefacial extension of the solitary nucleus refers to a cell group in the solitary nucleus involved in taste perception in the human and the macaque ( Pritchard-2012 ). It is part of the functionally defined medullary gustatory area of primates.

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Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
prefacial extension of the solitary nucleus English Pritchard-2012 Chapter 33 in The Human Nervous System, JK Mai and G Paxinos (Eds.), pp. 1187-1218, Amsterdam: Elsevier. Gustatory System human
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