2012
Orosensory and Homeostatic Functions of the Insular Taste Cortex
de Araujo IE, Geha P, Small DM. Orosensory and Homeostatic Functions of the Insular Taste Cortex. Chemosensory Perception 2012, 5: 64-79. PMID: 25485032, PMCID: PMC4254792, DOI: 10.1007/s12078-012-9117-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsular cortexCortex functionTaste-responsive regionsWeight gain susceptibilityCentral taste pathwaysInsular taste cortexTaste cortexTaste pathwaysCurrent evidenceNeuronal responsesHomeostatic roleChemosensory inputIntegrative circuitsBrain circuitsHomeostatic functionsCurrent experimental evidenceCortexVisual stimulationIngestive behaviorNutritional statePotential roleInsular areasFunctional mapsSensory modalitiesSomatosensory
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
2008
Flavor and the Formation of Category-Specific Processing in Olfaction
Small D. Flavor and the Formation of Category-Specific Processing in Olfaction. Chemosensory Perception 2008, 1: 136-146. DOI: 10.1007/s12078-008-9015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCategory-specific processingOral referralAnterior cingulate cortexRolandic operculumCingulate cortexPattern of responseOrbitofrontal cortexUnimodal tasteFlavor perceptReferralBimodal cellsCortexNeural processingFlavor objectsSensory modalitiesMultiple sensory modalitiesOlfactionCellsPerception of flavorInsulaNeuronsOperculumNeural bindingResponse