2020
No modulation of postprandial metabolism by transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a cross-over study in 15 healthy men
Vosseler A, Zhao D, Fritsche L, Lehmann R, Kantartzis K, Small DM, Peter A, Häring HU, Birkenfeld AL, Fritsche A, Wagner R, Preißl H, Kullmann S, Heni M. No modulation of postprandial metabolism by transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a cross-over study in 15 healthy men. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 20466. PMID: 33235256, PMCID: PMC7686306, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77430-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulationOral glucose tolerance testAuricular vagus nerve stimulationVagus nerve stimulationGlucose tolerance testAutonomic nervous systemNerve stimulationCatecholamine levelsTolerance testNervous systemHealthy lean menCross-over studyHeart rate variability parametersCross-over designWhole-body metabolismHeart rate variabilityMajor regulatory effectsLean menAutonomic innervationAutonomic toneHealthy menPlasma glucoseInsulin sensitivityPeripheral organsInsulin secretion
2015
Weighing the evidence: Variance in brain responses to milkshake receipt is predictive of eating behavior
Kroemer NB, Sun X, Veldhuizen MG, Babbs AE, de Araujo IE, Small DM. Weighing the evidence: Variance in brain responses to milkshake receipt is predictive of eating behavior. NeuroImage 2015, 128: 273-283. PMID: 26724781, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain responsesHigher body mass indexAd libitum food consumptionBody mass indexGreater weight lossNucleus Accumbens ResponseFunctional magnetic resonanceMilkshake receiptMass indexPlasma insulinPlasma glucoseMetabolic parametersDietary disinhibitionStriatal activityVariable response patternsWeight lossFood stimuliMetabolic responseSensory stimuliFood consumptionIntra-individual variationVariable responseMilkshakeMagnetic resonanceResponse patterns
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