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A study on the age dependency of gustatory states: low-frequency spectral component in the resting-state MEG.

ΤίτλοςA study on the age dependency of gustatory states: low-frequency spectral component in the resting-state MEG.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsGemousakakis, T., Anninos P., Zissimopoulos A., Seimenis I., Adamopoulos A., Pagonopoulou O., Prassopoulos P., & Kotini A.
JournalJ Integr Neurosci
Volume12
Issue4
Pagination427-39
Date Published2013 Dec
ISSN0219-6352
Λέξεις κλειδιάAdolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aging, Analysis of Variance, Brain, Brain Mapping, Child, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Magnetoencephalography, Male, Spectrum Analysis, Statistics, Nonparametric, Taste, Young Adult
Abstract

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings were evaluated for 25 healthy female volunteers, in five different gustatory states: normal, sweet, bitter, sour and salty. The study population was divided in two groups according to age: group A (10-19 years old) and group B (20-30 years old). There was a higher count of low frequencies (2 Hz) and a lower count of high frequencies (7 Hz) with increasing age, in all studied states. We compared each state for the frequencies of 2 Hz and 7 Hz between the two groups. Statistically significant differences were found in the normal and sweet states for the frequencies of 2 Hz and 7 Hz and in the salty taste in the frequency of 7 Hz. We also intra-compared the five states in group A and the five states in group B for the 2 Hz and 7 Hz frequencies. The results were not statistically significant. A differentiation in the distribution of the frequencies with increasing age may provide new insights into the age-dependence of taste quality brain centers.

DOI10.1142/S0219635213500258
Alternate JournalJ Integr Neurosci
PubMed ID24372063

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