Advances in Optical Tools to Study Taste Sensation

Taste sensation is the process of converting chemical identities in food into a neural code of the brain. Taste information is initially formed in the taste buds on the tongue, travels through the afferent gustatory nerves to the sensory ganglion neurons, and finally reaches the multiple taste centers of the brain. In the taste field, optical tools to observe cellular -level functions play a pivotal role in understanding how taste information is processed along a pathway. In this review, we introduce recent advances in the optical tools used to study the taste transduction pathways.

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This article introduces the recent advances in optical tools used to study taste transduction pathways. Optical tools that observe cellular-level functions in this field play a crucial role in understanding how taste information is processed.