Taste signals from the tongue travel via cranial nerves VII, IX, and X to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) in the medulla. From there, they project to the thalamus (VPM nucleus) and then to the primary gustatory cortex. The other nuclei listed are not primary relay stations for taste.

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