Charles Horn
Associate Member

Ph.D.
(Behavioral Neuroscience; Kansas State University)

My laboratory studies chemosensory communication between the gut and brain. The stomach and intestine contain a host of chemosensory systems and, relative to the current understanding of the taste system of the mouth, these pathways are not well characterized. Evidence suggests that chemical signaling from the gut plays a role in feeding behavior, nutrition, nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal physiology. This research program may lead to a better understanding of the control of appetite in normal and disease states.