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Suppose you've taken a drug that inactivates the sugar-sensing receptor cells in your taste buds and causes the sour-sensing cells to be activated by sugars (but doesn't change those latter cells' sensitivities to any other substances). Based on the principle of labeled lines, you would expect that honey will now have _ to you and lemons will taste _. no taste : sour a sour taste : sour a sour taste : sweet no taste : sweet

          Suppose you've taken a drug that inactivates the sugar-sensing receptor cells in your taste buds and causes the sour-sensing cells to be activated by sugars (but doesn't change those latter cells' sensitivities to any other substances). Based on the principle of labeled lines, you would expect that honey will now have ___ to you and lemons will taste ___.
no taste : sour
a sour taste : sour
a sour taste : sweet
no taste : sweet

Suppose you've taken a drug that inactivates the sugar-sensing receptor cells in your taste buds and causes the sour-sensing cells to be activated by sugars (but doesn't change those latter cells' sensitivities to any other substances). Based on the principle of labeled lines, you would expect that honey will now have to you and lemons will taste .
no taste : sour
a sour taste : sour
a sour taste : sweet
no taste : sweet

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Anatomy & Physiology

J. Gordon Betts, Peter Desaix, Eddie… 1st Edition

Chapter 14

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Suppose you've taken a drug that inactivates the sugar-sensing receptor cells in your taste buds and causes the sour sensing cells to be activated by sugars but doesn't change those latter cells' sensitivities to any other substances. Based on the principle of labeled lines, you would expect that honey will now have ___ to you and lemons will taste ___.