2010
Evidence for an Integrated Oral Sensory Module in the Human Anterior Ventral Insula
Rudenga K, Green B, Nachtigal D, Small DM. Evidence for an Integrated Oral Sensory Module in the Human Anterior Ventral Insula. Chemical Senses 2010, 35: 693-703. PMID: 20595201, PMCID: PMC2943409, DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjq068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior ventral insulaVentral insulaOral stimulationTasteless control solutionFunctional magnetic resonanceVentral pallidumPhysiological significanceHarmful stimuliInsular responsesInsulaOral sensationNutritive stimulusModalitiesDifferential connectivityPresent studyStimulationMagnetic resonanceSensory modalitiesSubjectsHypothalamusStimuliStriatumPallidum
2001
Ibuprofen as a Chemesthetic Stimulus: Evidence of a Novel Mechanism of Throat Irritation
Breslin P, Gingrich T, Green B. Ibuprofen as a Chemesthetic Stimulus: Evidence of a Novel Mechanism of Throat Irritation. Chemical Senses 2001, 26: 55-65. PMID: 11124216, DOI: 10.1093/chemse/26.1.55.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsaicin-sensitive receptorsThroat irritationRatings of irritationReceptor mechanismsSensory irritationNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofenIrritationAnti-inflammatory drug ibuprofenOral irritantsThroatReceptorsNovel mechanismStimulationIbuprofenChemesthetic propertiesChemesthetic stimuliBuffering agentDrug ibuprofenPrickAgentsChemesthetic effects
2000
Menthol desensitization of capsaicin irritation Evidence of a short-term anti-nociceptive effect
Green B, McAuliffe B. Menthol desensitization of capsaicin irritation Evidence of a short-term anti-nociceptive effect. Physiology & Behavior 2000, 68: 631-639. PMID: 10764892, DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9384(99)00221-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstimulus intervalFinal experimentPrevious researchSecond experimentCapsaicin stimuliCapsaicin-sensitive fibersAnti-nociceptive effectsStimuliSelfSecond exposureAntinociceptive effectTopical analgesicsSensory irritationCapsaicinPerceptionExposureDesensitizationCrossdesensitizationStimulationImplicationsMinThermal stimulation of taste
Cruz A, Green B. Thermal stimulation of taste. Nature 2000, 403: 889-892. PMID: 10706285, DOI: 10.1038/35002581.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Temporal characteristics of capsaicin desensitization and stimulus-induced recovery in the oral cavity
Green B, Rentmeister-Bryant H. Temporal characteristics of capsaicin desensitization and stimulus-induced recovery in the oral cavity. Physiology & Behavior 1998, 65: 141-149. PMID: 9811376, DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9384(98)00162-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsaicin desensitizationIntermittent stimulationMicroM capsaicinTopical analgesicsOral cavitySignificant desensitizationCapsaicinClinical useRecurrent stimulationDesensitizationStimulationBlock recoveryExposureMinutesRapid exposureTest stimuliStimuliTongueCandy formulationChemonociceptionAnalgesicsSecond testTreatment stimuliIrritation
1993
Evidence that removal of capsaicin accelerates desensitization on the tongue
Green B. Evidence that removal of capsaicin accelerates desensitization on the tongue. Neuroscience Letters 1993, 150: 44-48. PMID: 8469401, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(93)90104-s.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Spatial summation of chemical irritation and itch produced by topical application of capsaicin
Green B. Spatial summation of chemical irritation and itch produced by topical application of capsaicin. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1990, 48: 12-18. PMID: 2165586, DOI: 10.3758/bf03205007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTopical applicationStimulus areaSpatial summationSensation of irritationHeat painSensations of itchingStinging/Afferent systemsChemical irritationCutaneous sensationFrequency of reportsCapsaicinIrritationNumber of stimuliStatistical significanceIntensity of irritationFilter paper discsItchSensationSkinModest increasePrevious reportsStimulus sizeStimulationPaper discs