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Biological process
Conditioned taste aversion occurs when an animal acquires an aversion to the taste of a food that was paired with aversive stimuli. The effect explains how the aversion develops more strongly for stimuli that cause nausea than other stimuli. This is considered an adaptive trait or survival mechanism that enables the organism to avoid poisonous substances before they cause harm. The aversion reduces consuming the same substance in the future, thus avoiding poisoning. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Conditioned taste aversionA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Subregion of Insular Cortex Is Required for Rapid Taste-Visceral Integration and Consequent Conditioned Taste Aversion and Avoidance Expression in RatsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Conditioned taste aversionThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The parabrachial nucleus and conditioned taste aversionCited 129 times
- Go sideways: Preparedness (learning)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Poison shynessA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The parabrachial nucleus and conditioned taste aversion
Conditioned taste aversion and traditional learning
Conditioned taste aversion learning
Conditioned taste aversion caused by palatable nontoxic nutrients
Conditioned taste aversion and the pituitary-adrenal system
Conditioned taste aversion, drugs of abuse and palatability
Mechanisms of radiation-induced conditioned taste aversion learning
cFos induction during conditioned taste aversion expression varies with aversion strength
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Subregion of Insular Cortex Is Required for Rapid Taste-Visceral Integration and Consequent Conditioned Taste Aversion and Avoidance Expression in Rats
Successful conditioned taste aversion in jaguars
Selective TAAR1 agonists induce conditioned taste aversion
Differential effects of thirst and satiety on conditioned taste aversion acquisition, retrieval, and memory extinction
Can conditioned taste aversion be deployed at a landscape level to mitigate the impact of invasive cane toads on northern quolls?
📚 Books worth reading
Conditioned taste aversionSteve Reilly, Todd R. Schachtman · 2008
Experimental assessments and clinical applications of conditioned food aversionsNorman S. Braveman · 1985
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🔗 Related topics
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