Term Name: sensory perception of taste
Synonyms: gustation, sense of taste, taste, taste perception
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050909]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste
is a type of: sensory perception of chemical stimulus
has subtype: sensory perception of bitter taste sensory perception of salty taste sensory perception of sour taste sensory perception of sweet taste sensory perception of umami taste