2020
Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic pain
Makary MM, Polosecki P, Cecchi GA, DeAraujo IE, Barron DS, Constable TR, Whang PG, Thomas DA, Mowafi H, Small DM, Geha P. Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic pain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 10015-10023. PMID: 32312809, PMCID: PMC7211984, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1918682117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back pain patientsLow back pain patientsChronic painPain patientsChronic phaseChronic back pain patientsBack pain patientsRostral anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAdditional independent datasetsRisk of transitionResting-state activityPersistent painBack painAccumbens volumeHealthy controlsNucleus accumbensPainSeparate cohortPatientsCingulate cortexPrevalent diseaseFunctional connectivityLoss of nucleiSubcortical signatures
2009
Neural correlates of evaluative compared with passive tasting
Bender G, Veldhuizen MG, Meltzer JA, Gitelman DR, Small DM. Neural correlates of evaluative compared with passive tasting. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 30: 327-338. PMID: 19614981, PMCID: PMC2776645, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06819.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral orbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortexPrimary taste cortexLeft lateral orbitofrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceTasteless solutionMaximal responseTaste cortexFunction of taskCortical representationGustatory informationAnterior insulaVentral regionNeural responsesPreferential connectivityAmygdalaNeural correlatesCortexInsulaNeural encodingSubjectsStimulus presenceMagnetic resonanceResponseEarly relay
2008
Sleep deprivation alters functioning within the neural network underlying the covert orienting of attention
Mander BA, Reid KJ, Davuluri VK, Small DM, Parrish TB, Mesulam MM, Zee PC, Gitelman DR. Sleep deprivation alters functioning within the neural network underlying the covert orienting of attention. Brain Research 2008, 1217: 148-156. PMID: 18511023, PMCID: PMC2528837, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReaction time benefitsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSpatial attentionPosterior cingulate cortex activationTime benefitsLeft intraparietal sulcusGoal-directed interactionsSleep-deprived individualsSleep deprivation altersInvalid cuesUninformative cuesNeural resourcesValid cuesCovert orientingSelective attentionIrrelevant locationsPCC activationIntraparietal sulcusUpcoming eventsCortex activationBrain activityNormal restPCC activityCuesYoung adultsSeparable Substrates for Anticipatory and Consummatory Food Chemosensation
Small DM, Veldhuizen MG, Felsted J, Mak YE, McGlone F. Separable Substrates for Anticipatory and Consummatory Food Chemosensation. Neuron 2008, 57: 786-797. PMID: 18341997, PMCID: PMC2669434, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The posterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex mediate the anticipatory allocation of spatial attention
Small DM, Gitelman DR, Gregory MD, Nobre AC, Parrish TB, Mesulam M. The posterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex mediate the anticipatory allocation of spatial attention. NeuroImage 2003, 18: 633-641. PMID: 12667840, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(02)00012-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexCue benefitPrefrontal cortexPosterior cingulateAttention-related areasNeutral cuesCentral cuesSpatial attentionSpatial expectancyFMRI scanningIrrelevant locationsMotivational valenceGreater activationParietal cortexBrain regionsCuesPeripheral targetsReaction timeCingulateCortexDistractibilityExpectancySignificant eventsAttentionValence