2003
Feeding-induced dopamine release in dorsal striatum correlates with meal pleasantness ratings in healthy human volunteers
Small DM, Jones-Gotman M, Dagher A. Feeding-induced dopamine release in dorsal striatum correlates with meal pleasantness ratings in healthy human volunteers. NeuroImage 2003, 19: 1709-1715. PMID: 12948725, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00253-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine releasePositron emission tomography scanEmission tomography scanHealthy human volunteersHunger/fullnessFavorite mealAmount of dopamineDorsal putamenStriatum correlatesTomography scanHealthy subjectsCaudate nucleusPleasantness ratingsHuman volunteersVentral striatumScan subjectsStriatumHungry stateSignificant reductionSignificant changesPET dataMealParametric mapsSubjectsCorrelates
2001
Changes in brain activity related to eating chocolate
Small DM, Zatorre RJ, Dagher A, Evans AC, Jones-Gotman M. Changes in brain activity related to eating chocolate. Brain 2001, 124: 1720-1733. PMID: 11522575, DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.9.1720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAvoidance LearningBrainCacaoCerebrovascular CirculationFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleRewardSatiety ResponseTasteTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowOnly brain regionBrain activityPosterior cingulate cortexNon-specific effectsChemosensory areasBlood flowPET scansCingulate cortexBrain regionsPatterns of activitySensory stimuliFunctional segregationSatietyPiece of chocolateSubjectsReward valueSubjects' ratingsNeural representationSeparate motivational systemsActivityCaudomedialCortex
1999
Human cortical gustatory areas
Small D, Zald D, Jones-Gotman M, Zatorre R, Pardo J, Frey S, Petrides M. Human cortical gustatory areas. Neuroreport 1999, 10: 7-13. PMID: 10094124, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199901180-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain MappingCerebral CortexFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingParietal LobeTasteTomography, Emission-Computed
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleHumansMaleReference ValuesSmellTasteTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsCerebral blood flow changesBlood flow changesSignificant CBF decreasePositron emission tomographySecondary gustatoryCBF decreaseBasal forebrainCBF increaseOlfactory cortexFlavor processingPrimary gustatoryEmission tomographyGustatory stimuliIndependent presentationFlavor conditionFlow changesGustatoryUnpleasant stimuliIdentical stimuliOlfactorySimultaneous presentationPresentationStimuliA Role for the Right Anterior Temporal Lobe in Taste Quality Recognition
Small D, Jones-Gotman M, Zatorre R, Petrides M, Evans A. A Role for the Right Anterior Temporal Lobe in Taste Quality Recognition. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 5136-5142. PMID: 9185551, PMCID: PMC6573307, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-13-05136.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowAnteromedial temporal lobeGroup of patientsTemporal lobeRight anterior temporal lobectomyOrbitofrontal cortexCaudolateral orbitofrontal cortexAnterior temporal lobectomyCerebral blood flowRight anterior temporal lobePrimary taste cortexTreatment of epilepsyPositron emission tomographyRight cerebral hemisphereAnterior temporal lobeRCBF increasesTemporal lobectomyGustatory functionTaste cortexBlood flowCerebral hemispheresControl groupEmission tomographyPatientsTaste sensation