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| PATRICIA DI LORENZOSummaryAffiliation: State University of New York Country: USA Publications
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Neural coding of taste by simultaneously recorded cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratAndrew M Rosen
Box 6000, Binghamton Univ, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000
J Neurophysiol 108:3301-12. 2012..These actions may amplify the incoming signal and refine its temporal pattern...
Information processing in the parabrachial nucleus of the ponsPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902 6000, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1170:365-71. 2009....- Quality time: representation of a multidimensional sensory domain through temporal codingPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902 6000, USA
J Neurosci 29:9227-38. 2009..Thus, the temporal characteristics of responses in the population of NTS neurons, especially those that are more broadly tuned, produce a comprehensive and logical representation of the taste world... - Making time count: functional evidence for temporal coding of taste sensationPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
Behav Neurosci 123:14-25. 2009..01 mM) of quinine. These data provide strong evidence that the temporal pattern of brainstem activity may convey information about taste quality and underscore the functional significance of temporal coding... 
The neural code for taste in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the rat: effects of adaptationP M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 13902 6000, USA
Brain Res 852:383-97. 2000..Across unit patterns of response remained distinct from each other under all adaptation conditions. Discriminability of these patterns may provide a neurophysiological basis for residual psychophysical abilities following adaptation...- Neural coding mechanisms for flow rate in taste-responsive cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, Box 6000, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 97:1857-61. 2007..Different subsets of units contributed information for discrimination of flow rate and taste quality... - The neural code for taste in the brain stem: response profilesP M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 13902 6000, USA
Physiol Behav 69:87-96. 2000.... - Temporal coding of sensation: mimicking taste quality with electrical stimulation of the brainPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 13902 6000, USA
Behav Neurosci 117:1423-33. 2003..Results replicate and extend previous findings (P. M. Di Lorenzo & G. S. Hecht, 1993)... - Dynamic coding of taste stimuli in the brainstem: effects of brief pulses of taste stimuli on subsequent taste responsesPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA
J Neurosci 23:8893-902. 2003..Dynamic tuning may be the result of inhibitory interactions within the NTS; cells that show dynamic tuning may have a unique function in taste coding... - Responses to binary taste mixtures in the nucleus of the solitary tract: neural coding with firing rateJen Yung Chen
Department of Psychology, Box 6000, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 99:2144-57. 2008..Functionally, mixture-best cells may amplify the neural signal produced by unique configurations of basic taste qualities... - Effects of electrical stimulation of the glossopharyngeal nerve on cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratRobert M Hallock
Department of Psychology, Box 6000, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902 6000, USA
Brain Res 1113:163-73. 2006..These differences may reflect the respective functional specializations of the GP and CT nerves... - Variability in responses and temporal coding of tastants of similar quality in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratAndre T Roussin
Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 99:644-55. 2008..Results showed that nearly every taste-responsive NTS cell has the capacity to generate temporal features in evoked spike trains that can be used to distinguish between stimuli of different qualities and chemical compositions... - Effects of electrical stimulation of the chorda tympani nerve on taste responses in the nucleus of the solitary tractChristian H Lemon
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902-6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 88:2477-89. 2002..As with other sensory systems, such inhibition may serve to facilitate contrast in the neural representation of different stimulus qualities... - Taste response variability and temporal coding in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratPatricia M Di Lorenzo
Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Binghamton 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 90:1418-31. 2003..These results suggest that, in addition to response rate, the temporal parameters of responses may convey information about taste stimuli in the NTS... - Two types of inhibitory influences target different groups of taste-responsive cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratAndrew M Rosen
Department of Psychology, Box 6000, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
Brain Res 1275:24-32. 2009..Results suggest that the breadth of tuning of an NTS cell may result from the combination of the sensitivities of peripheral nerve inputs and the recurrent influences generated by the circuitry of the NTS... - Temporal coding in the gustatory systemRobert M Hallock
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 30:1145-60. 2006..Behavioral studies using patterned electrical stimulation of the brain in awake animals have supported the idea that temporal coding of taste stimuli may have functional significance... - Temporal coding of intensity of NaCl and HCl in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the ratJen Yung Chen
Binghamton University, Department of Psychology, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 105:697-711. 2011..Thus the temporal structure of taste responses in single cells in the NTS can simultaneously convey information about both taste quality and intensity... - Temporal coding of taste in the parabrachial nucleus of the pons of the ratAndrew M Rosen
Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902 6000, USA
J Neurophysiol 105:1889-96. 2011..These data suggest that information about taste quality conveyed by the temporal characteristics of evoked responses is transmitted with high fidelity from the NTS to the PbN...
Research Grants
- Temporal Coding in the Gustatory System of the BrainPatricia M Di Lorenzo; Fiscal Year: 2010..SIGNIFICANCE: These experiments will provide data related to two aspects of temporal coding: the information conveyed by temporal patterns of responses and the function of a temporal code in taste perception. ..
- Temporal Coding in the Gustatory System of the BrainPATRICIA DI LORENZO; Fiscal Year: 2007..SIGNIFICANCE: These experiments will provide data related to two aspects of temporal coding: the information conveyed by temporal patterns of responses and the function of a temporal code in taste perception. ..
- Taste Coding by Neural Circuitry in the Brain StemPATRICIA DI LORENZO; Fiscal Year: 2005..By describing the taste responsivity of inputs and outputs of NTS cells, data from this project will help provide an understanding of information processing in the NTS. ..
- Temporal Coding in the Gustatory System of the BrainPatricia M Di Lorenzo; Fiscal Year: 2011..These principles can then be applied to the design and implementation of brain-machine interfaces, such as sensory prostheses that are used to improve the lives of people with severe injuries to their limbs or spinal cord. ..