ArticleCurrent opinion in physiology2021
The Fungiform Papilla Is a Complex, Multimodal, Oral Sensory Organ.
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- Oral Somatosensory Alterations in Head and Neck Cancer Patients-An Overview of the Evidence and Causes.Cancers · 2023Review
- Morphological, ultrastructural, and biochemical changes induced by sodium fluoride in the tongue of adult male albino rat and the ameliorative effect of resveratrol.Anatomy & cell biology · 2022Article
- The Role of TRP Channels in Nicotinic Provoked Pain and Irritation from the Oral Cavity and Throat: Translating Animal Data to Humans.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Review
- High-sucrose diet exposure is associated with selective and reversible alterations in the rat peripheral taste system.Current biology : CB · 2022Article
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Abstract
When solid or liquid stimuli contact the tongue tip during eating, the sensations of taste, touch and temperature are immediately evoked, and tongue function relies on these simultaneous multimodal responses. We focus on the fungiform papilla of the anterior tongue as a complex organ for taste, tactile and thermal modalities, all via chorda tympani nerve innervation from the geniculate ganglion. Rather than a review, our aim is to revise the classic archetype of the fungiform as predominantly a taste bud residence only and instead emphasize an amended concept of the papilla as a multimodal organ. Neurophysiological maps of fungiform papillae in functional receptive fields demonstrate responses to chemical, stroking and cold lingual stimuli. Roles are predicted for elaborate extragemmal nerve endings in tactile and temperature sensations, and potential functions for keratinocytes in noncanonical sensory signaling. The fungiform papilla is presented as a polymodal lingual organ, not solely a gustatory papilla.
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