Isolated brain pathology may lead to selective deficits in the experience of
tastes, smells and flavors while leaving the ability to discriminate between these stimuli intact. Our
primary aim is to investigate the neurobiological basis of emotional processing and the associated
hormonal fluctuations through subjects' responses to tastes and flavors. Findings could lead to a
better understanding of the neurobiological substrates for emotion and result in increased knowledge
about the early changes in diseases that affect the emotional system such as Alzheimer’s Disease,
Frontotemporal Dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Such findings may contribute to improved
methods for early diagnosis and early intervention when feeding dysregulation is endangering general
health.
Standard breakfast with serial blood draws through IV on first
morning, monitered sandwich lunches on 2 consecutive days, body measurements and solutions taste test
Frequency of Visits
Portions of 3 days associated with yearly research visit
