FLAVOR AND THE FRONTAL-CORTEX

Rats were trained to discriminate an aqueous compound of an odor and t aste (amyl acetate and NaCl) from the components of the compound befor e removal of one olfactory bulb and the contralateral ventrolateral fr ontal cortex. In postoperative tests, experimental rats performed much more poorly than nonlesioned controls or controls which had all lesio ns made in the same hemisphere. However, there were no significant dif ferences among groups on tests for detection of amyl acetate and NaCl. These results provide evidence that integration of taste and smell in the production of flavor occurs in the ventrolateral frontal cortex.