Alan Spector
Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Contact Information
Email
Phone
850-645-7883
Office Location
PDB B334
Faculty
Psychology
Interest
Neural basis of gustation, animal psychophysics, sensory processes, regulation of ingestive behavior, taste preferences and aversions.
Current Research
Assessment of taste function in mice with genetic deletions of taste receptors. Analysis of alterations in taste function and ingestive behavior associated with gastric bypass surgery. Evaluation of taste function following targeted damage in central gustatory structures. Analysis of function following transection and regeneration of gustatory nerves.
Neuroscience graduate students, postdocs, and affiliates
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