Gustatory nucleus

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Brain: Gustatory nucleus
NeuroNames	ancil-465

The gustatory nucleus is a component of the solitary nucleus. It is associated with the sense of taste.^[1]

GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.^[2]

References

^ "Anatomy 530a at UWO (Functional Neuroanatomy)".
^ Grabauskas G, Bradley RM (November 1998). "Ionic mechanism of GABAA biphasic synaptic potentials in gustatory nucleus of the solitary tract". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 855: 486–7. PMID 9929643.

Dorsal/ (tegmentum)	surface: Locus ceruleus Trigeminal lemniscus (Dorsal trigeminal tract, Ventral trigeminal tract) cranial nuclei: GSA: Principal V/Spinal V - VIII-c (Dorsal, Anterior)/VIII-v (Lateral, Superior, Medial, Inferior) - SVE: Motor V - VII - GSE: VI - GVE: VII: Superior salivary nucleus MLF, III, IV and VI (vestibulo-oculomotor fibers, medial vestibulospinal tract) sensory/ascending: Trapezoid body/VIII - Superior olivary nucleus Inferior cerebellar peduncle (Vestibulocerebellar tract) motor/descending: Apneustic center • Pneumotaxic center (Medial parabrachial nucleus) - Lateral parabrachial nucleus

Ventral/ (base)	Middle cerebellar peduncles (Pontocerebellar fibers) - Pontine nuclei motor/descending: Corticospinal tract - Corticobulbar tract - Corticopontine fibers

Raphe/reticular	Reticular formation (Caudal, Oral, Tegmental, Paramedian) • Raphe nuclei (Median)

Myelencephalon/
medulla

Dorsal	surface: Posterior median sulcus - Postero-lateral sulcus - Area postrema cranial nuclei: GVA: VII,IX,X: Solitary/tract • SVA: Gustatory nucleus • GSE: XII • GVE: IX,X,XI: Ambiguus • SVE: X: Dorsal • IX: Inferior salivatory nucleus - MLF, III, IV and VI sensory/ascending: Gracile nucleus • Cuneate nucleus (Accessory cuneate nucleus) • Sensory decussation • Medial lemniscus motor/descending: Dorsal respiratory group

Ventral	motor/descending: Ventral respiratory group - Pyramid (Motor decussation) - Inferior olivary nucleus (Olivocerebellar tract, Rubro-olivary tract) surface: Anterior median fissure - Antero-lateral sulcus - Arcuate nucleus of medulla - Olivary body

Raphe/reticular	Reticular formation (Gigantocellular, Parvocellular, Ventral, Lateral, Paramedian) • Raphe nuclei (Obscurus, Magnus, Pallidus)

v • d • e Sensory system: Gustatory system

Tongue	Taste bud (Circumvallate papillae, Filiform papilla, Fungiform papilla) • Foliate papillae

Path	CN (VII, IX, X) → Solitary nucleus (Gustatory nucleus) → Central tegmental tract → Ventral posteromedial nucleus → Gustatory cortex

Other	Basic tastes

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