Eating behaviours are influenced by the integration of gustatory, olfactory and somatosensory signals, which all contribute to the perception of flavour. Although extensive research has explored the neural correlates of taste in the gustatory cortex (GC), less is known about its role in encoding thermal information. This study investigates the encoding of oral thermal and chemosensory signals by GC neurons compared to the oral somatosensory cortex.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Optimal treatment of stage I-III breast cancer requires multimodal therapies. Patients can receive these therapies at one or multiple facilities. Herein, we evaluated the association of receiving treatment at more than one facility and distance to that facility on overall survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDistinguishing competency and education in clinical healthcare education is complex. The NYU Langone Health Nursing Education and Competency Algorithm (NE-CA) was developed as a tool for competency identification and sustainment. A mixed-methods design national research study was employed to evaluate the validity of the NE-CA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study is to assess differences in language characteristics in personal statements written by male and female applicants to an orthopedic surgery residency program.
Design: This is a blinded retrospective analysis of personal statements from all applicants to an orthopedic surgery residency training program during 1 application cycle. Language characteristics were analyzed using a linguistic analysis software.