sensory perception of taste
id: GO:0050909
name: sensory perception of taste
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. This is a neurological process.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0050913 | sensory perception of bitter taste |
| GO:0050914 | sensory perception of salty taste |
| GO:0050915 | sensory perception of sour taste |
| GO:0050916 | sensory perception of sweet taste |
| GO:0050917 | sensory perception of umami taste |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007606 | sensory perception of chemical stimulus |
