2005
Increased taste intensity perception exhibited by patients with chronic back pain
Small DM, Apkarian A. Increased taste intensity perception exhibited by patients with chronic back pain. Pain 2005, 120: 124-130. PMID: 16360267, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic back painCBP patientsBack painControl subjectsSpecific brain sitesSpecific brain abnormalitiesSuprathreshold taste intensityCortical injuryTaste disturbanceBrain atrophyTaste intensity perceptionPain perceptionBrain abnormalitiesBrain sitesPainBrain regionsSense of tastePatientsGustatory stimuliBitter stimuliRecognition thresholdSubjectsVisual assessmentFurther evidenceSpecific patterns
1997
Flavor processing
Small D, Jones-Gotman M, Zatorre R, Petrides M, Evans A. Flavor processing. Neuroreport 1997, 8: 3913-3917. PMID: 9462465, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199712220-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flow changesBlood flow changesSignificant CBF decreasePositron emission tomographySecondary gustatoryCBF decreaseBasal forebrainCBF increaseOlfactory cortexFlavor processingPrimary gustatoryEmission tomographyGustatory stimuliIndependent presentationFlavor conditionFlow changesGustatoryUnpleasant stimuliIdentical stimuliOlfactorySimultaneous presentationPresentationStimuli