Compare and contrast the auditory and gustatory pathways. Startwith explaining how stimuli are molecularly detected by thereceptor cells and how the membrane potentials are depolarized.Discuss what triggers the action potentials of the sensory neuronsand state which cranial nerves relay the action potential to thebrainstem. Name the first nuclei in the brainstem (name the regionof the brainstem) that form synapses with the central sensoryneurons. Trace the rest of the pathways to the primary sensorycortex where the awareness of the special sensory stimuli occurs(name the lobe of the brain).
