2003
Dissociation of Neural Representation of Intensity and Affective Valuation in Human Gustation
Small DM, Gregory MD, Mak YE, Gitelman D, Mesulam MM, Parrish T. Dissociation of Neural Representation of Intensity and Affective Valuation in Human Gustation. Neuron 2003, 39: 701-711. PMID: 12925283, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00467-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsRegional 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