2016
Micturition Drive is Associated with Decreased Brain Response to Palatable Milkshake in the Human Anterior Insular Cortex
Gao X, Sun X, Veldhuizen M, Nakamura Y, Kroemer N, Small D. Micturition Drive is Associated with Decreased Brain Response to Palatable Milkshake in the Human Anterior Insular Cortex. Chemosensory Perception 2016, 9: 174-181. DOI: 10.1007/s12078-016-9215-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior insular cortexInsular cortexInsular responsesMagnetic resonance imaging studyBrain responsesResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPalatable milkshakeConclusionThis findingSmall bolusImaging studiesCortexVisceral representationMilkshakePrevious reportsInteroceptive informationTime participantsResponseBolus
2013
Metabolic Regulation of Brain Response to Food Cues
de Araujo IE, Lin T, Veldhuizen MG, Small DM. Metabolic Regulation of Brain Response to Food Cues. Current Biology 2013, 23: 878-883. PMID: 23643837, PMCID: PMC3767438, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Midbrain response to milkshake correlates with ad libitum milkshake intake in the absence of hunger
Nolan-Poupart S, Veldhuizen MG, Geha P, Small DM. Midbrain response to milkshake correlates with ad libitum milkshake intake in the absence of hunger. Appetite 2012, 60: 168-174. PMID: 23064394, PMCID: PMC3526000, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.09.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hungerFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSubsequent intakeRatings of hungerPeriaqueductal gray regionMidbrain responsesMagnetic resonance imagingKey reward regionsPalatable milkshakeSignificant positive associationPalatable foodResonance imagingInsular responsesOrbitofrontal cortexNeural circuitsGreater intakeMilkshake consumptionIntakeReward regionsBrain responsesEnhanced responseMilkshakePositive associationMidbrainGray region
2011
Modality-Specific Neural Effects of Selective Attention to Taste and Odor
Veldhuizen MG, Small DM. Modality-Specific Neural Effects of Selective Attention to Taste and Odor. Chemical Senses 2011, 36: 747-760. PMID: 21685407, PMCID: PMC3175104, DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary olfactory cortexPrimary taste cortexAnterior insular cortexInsular cortexOlfactory cortexTaste cortexPrimary gustatory cortexFunctional magnetic resonancePrimary olfactoryGustatory cortexModality-specific activationInsular responsesNeural effectsCortexBrain responsesMultimodal regionsTaste perceptionMagnetic resonanceGeneral effectSelective attentionActivationResponse
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