The delivery of a chemical inhibitor of protein kinase M zeta into the insula has been shown to eliminate a conditioned ___.

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The insula is known to be involved in processing gustatory information and taste aversion is a type of learning that associates a specific food or taste with illness or nausea. Inhibition of protein kinase M zeta has been shown to eliminate a conditioned taste aversion in animal studies.

The Delivery of a Chemical Inhibitor of Protein Kinase M