Insights on consciousness from taste memory research
Milagros Gallo
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 2016 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x15002083 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that rodent taste research supports memory's role in determining the content of consciousness by modifying taste perception and later action, and that because taste and visual modalities share anatomical circuits traditionally tied to conscious memory, the view of taste memory as non-declarative unconscious memory is challenged. |
Abstract
Abstract: Taste research in rodents supports the relevance of memory in order to determine the content of consciousness by modifying both taste perception and later action. Associated with this issue is the fact that taste and visual modalities share anatomical circuits traditionally related to conscious memory. This challenges the view of taste memory as a type of non-declarative unconscious memory.