Suppose you injected an anterograde tracer into taste-specific regions of the thalamus. Which of the following are you LEAST likely to find?
A)Clustering is evident for bitter tastes.
B)Clustering is evident for sweet tastes.
C)The salty cluster may be distributed over multiple pathways.
D)The sour cluster may be distributed over multiple pathways.

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The salty taste pathway is less likely to show clustering and may be distributed over multiple pathways, making it the least likely to show distinct clustering compared to other taste modalities.

Suppose You Injected an Anterograde Tracer into Taste-Specific Regions of the Thalamus