2007
The Role of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortex in Taste and Flavor Processing
SMALL DM, BENDER G, VELDHUIZEN MG, RUDENGA K, NACHTIGAL D, FELSTED J. The Role of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortex in Taste and Flavor Processing. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2007, 1121: 136-151. PMID: 17846155, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1401.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman orbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortexSensory inputDistinct sensory inputsMultiple sensory inputsHigher-order gustatory corticesNeural representationFlavor perceptReward valueFlavor processingAffective valueOral somatosensationFood rewardInternal statesPerceptGustatory cortexCortexOrbital cortexRetronasal olfactionProcessingPleasantnessRewardEncodingSomatosensationRepresentation
2005
Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans
Small DM, Gerber JC, Mak YE, Hummel T. Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans. Neuron 2005, 47: 593-605. PMID: 16102541, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrbitofrontal cortexCaudolateral orbitofrontal cortexRoute of deliveryInsula/operculumMedial orbitofrontal cortexPerigenual cingulateOral cavityCentral sulcusDifferential neural responsesRetronasal olfactionRetronasal routeBrain responsesNeural responsesNeural recruitmentDifferential activationPreferential activityCortexOdorant perceptionOrthonasalRetronasalDifferential neural recruitmentDeliveryResponseThalamusHippocampus