A non-taste cue of sucrose in short-term taste tests in rats

Data are presented showing that rats can discriminate among sucrose solution concentrations by some cue other than taste, possibly by olfaction. Non-taste factors need to be considered in taste discrimination studies.

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Published in:Chemical senses 1994-10, Vol.19 (5), p.425-431
Main Authors: Rhinehart-Doty, Jodi A., Schumm, Julianne, Smith, James C., Smith, Gerard P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Odorants
Olfactory system and olfaction. Gustatory system and gustation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Smell - physiology
Solutions
Sucrose - administration & dosage
Taste - physiology
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:Data are presented showing that rats can discriminate among sucrose solution concentrations by some cue other than taste, possibly by olfaction. Non-taste factors need to be considered in taste discrimination studies.
ISSN:0379-864X
1464-3553
DOI:10.1093/chemse/19.5.425