2015
Basolateral Amygdala Response to Food Cues in the Absence of Hunger Is Associated with Weight Gain Susceptibility
Sun X, Kroemer NB, Veldhuizen MG, Babbs AE, de Araujo IE, Gitelman DR, Sherwin RS, Sinha R, Small DM. Basolateral Amygdala Response to Food Cues in the Absence of Hunger Is Associated with Weight Gain Susceptibility. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 7964-7976. PMID: 25995480, PMCID: PMC4438134, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3884-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hungerWeight changeBasolateral amygdalaLong-term weight changeLong-term weight gainWeight gain susceptibilityGustatory inputD2 receptor densityA1 allele carriersAmygdala responseSated subjectsGhrelin levelsInitial BMILateral hypothalamusHuman hypothalamusAllele carriersReceptor densityAmygdala pathwayHealthy individualsElicit eatingDopamine signalingConfer susceptibilityWeight gainDynamic causal modelingNonhomeostatic eating
2012
An fMRI Study of the Interactions Between the Attention and the Gustatory Networks
Veldhuizen MG, Gitelman DR, Small DM. An fMRI Study of the Interactions Between the Attention and the Gustatory Networks. Chemosensory Perception 2012, 5: 117-127. PMID: 25419265, PMCID: PMC4239214, DOI: 10.1007/s12078-012-9122-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cingulate cortexFrontal eye fieldCingulate cortexPosterior parietal cortexGustatory cortexEye fieldParietal operculumParietal cortexFrontal operculumAnterior insulaRight anterior insulaPsychophysiological interaction analysisCortexDynamic causal modelingCortex actsIndirect modulationFMRI studyBrain responsesInsulaGoal-directed behaviorIncoming sensory signalsConnectivity analysisSensory signalsCurrent studyAttention task