Fig. 10.

Temporal and rate coding in nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) cells. A: cumulative amount of information (H) conveyed about taste quality by the temporal and rate properties of the taste-evoked spike trains (closed symbols) and by firing rate alone (open symbols). B: information conveyed by lick count and lick pattern. C: information conveyed by lick-by-lick responses (Resp.). For A and B, the analysis began with the first stimulus lick. For C, each stimulus lick was used as a starting point for the analyses. Percentages next to each point on graphs indicate the percentage of cells (A and C) or animals (B) that showed a significant amount of information.