Which effect results from a damaged taste receptor?

💡 Explanation

Damage to a taste receptor leads to a distorted perception of taste via sensory transduction, because disrupted neural signals send incorrect taste information to the gustatory cortex. Therefore, saltiness is distorted, rather than an alternative like increased sensitivity occurring universally due to compensation.

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