Conditioned Taste Aversion: Memory of a Special Kind

by Jan Bures, Federico Bermïdez-Rattoni, Takashi Yamamoto

Overview

Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) is a powerful defense mechanism protecting animals against repeated consumption of toxic food. CTA has a number of unusual properties that challenge the basic tenets of traditional learning and memory theory. In the past decade several pivotal discoveries have considerably advanced our understanding of the neural processes underlying CTA, and opened new possibilities for their analysis at the molecular and cellular levels. This book, written by three of the world's leading researchers in the subject, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of research into the neuroanatomy, pharmacology, electrophysiology, and functional morphology of CTA. The first book of its kind, Conditioned Taste Aversion: Memory of a Special Kind will be important reading for researchers and graduate students in the fields of neurobiology, neuroscience, psychology, behavior, and physiology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198523475
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/30/1998
Series:	Oxford Psychology Series , #31
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague

National University of Mexico

Osaka University

Table of Contents

Preface1. Ethology, physiological psychology, and neurobiology of CTA2. The CTA paradigm: Terminology, methods, and conventions3. Neuroanatomy of CTA: Lesions studies4. Functional ablation studies of CTA5. Pharmacology of CTA6. Electrophysiology of CTA7. Functional morphology of CTA8. Transplantation studies9. Paradoxes, projections, and perspectives of CTA researchReferencesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Here's a book that triggers various recollections—depending upon our past experiences with food, picnics, family outings, desserts, and parties!! Interestingly subtitled 'Memory of a Special Kind', the short volume . . . goes heavily into neuroanatomy, physiology, and molecular biochemistry. Perhaps of most interest to toxicologists is the 15-page chapter on the pharmacology of conditioned taste aversion. This section deals with drugs offering emetic effects, the potential for toxicity as a role in the development of taste aversion, the role of peptides and their interaction with other stimuli, and reviews of neuropharmacology studies dealing with flavor. It's a pretty 'deep' publication, but for those interested in using flavors or foul-tasting chemicals to deter consumption of poisons, the details offered in this highly specialized area provide valuable information and may trigger unique opportunities for applied research in the prevention of toxicosis."—Veterinary and Human Toxicology



"Here's a book that triggers various recollections—depending upon our past experiences with food, picnics, family outings, desserts, and parties!! Interestingly subtitled 'Memory of a Special Kind', the short volume . . . goes heavily into neuroanatomy, physiology, and molecular biochemistry.
Perhaps of most interest to toxicologists is the 15-page chapter on the pharmacology of conditioned taste aversion. This section deals with drugs offering emetic effects, the potential for toxicity as a role in the development of taste aversion, the role of peptides and their interaction with other
stimuli, and reviews of neuropharmacology studies dealing with flavor. It's a pretty 'deep' publication, but for those interested in using flavors or foul-tasting chemicals to deter consumption of poisons, the details offered in this highly specialized area provide valuable information and may
trigger unique opportunities for applied research in the prevention of toxicosis."—Veterinary and Human Toxicology



"Here's a book that triggers various recollections—depending upon our past experiences with food, picnics, family outings, desserts, and parties!! Interestingly subtitled 'Memory of a Special Kind', the short volume . . . goes heavily into neuroanatomy, physiology, and molecular biochemistry.
Perhaps of most interest to toxicologists is the 15-page chapter on the pharmacology of conditioned taste aversion. This section deals with drugs offering emetic effects, the potential for toxicity as a role in the development of taste aversion, the role of peptides and their interaction with other
stimuli, and reviews of neuropharmacology studies dealing with flavor. It's a pretty 'deep' publication, but for those interested in using flavors or foul-tasting chemicals to deter consumption of poisons, the details offered in this highly specialized area provide valuable information and may
trigger unique opportunities for applied research in the prevention of toxicosis."—Veterinary and Human Toxicology


"Here's a book that triggers various recollections—depending upon our past experiences with food, picnics, family outings, desserts, and parties!! Interestingly subtitled 'Memory of a Special Kind', the short volume . . . goes heavily into neuroanatomy, physiology, and molecular biochemistry.
Perhaps of most interest to toxicologists is the 15-page chapter on the pharmacology of conditioned taste aversion. This section deals with drugs offering emetic effects, the potential for toxicity as a role in the development of taste aversion, the role of peptides and their interaction with other
stimuli, and reviews of neuropharmacology studies dealing with flavor. It's a pretty 'deep' publication, but for those interested in using flavors or foul-tasting chemicals to deter consumption of poisons, the details offered in this highly specialized area provide valuable information and may
trigger unique opportunities for applied research in the prevention of toxicosis."—Veterinary and Human Toxicology

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