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Eleven male (mean ± SD, age: 30 ± 8 years, BMI: 24.3 ± 3.3 kg mThe present study used a non-blinded randomized cross-over design to assess the influence of unpleasant tastes on corticomotor excitability and neuromuscular function. No solution, water, and sweet conditions were controls for the unpleasant salt and bitter solutions. Participants visited the laboratory once to complete a three-phase experiment. First, participants' perceptual and heart rate (a marker of ANS activation) responses to the tastes were determined. Second, the excitability of the quadriceps corticomotor representation was assessed using single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Third, neuromuscular function was evaluated using knee extensor maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) with peripheral nerve stimulation.