2021
Dietary lipids as regulators of reward processes: multimodal integration matters
Berland C, Small DM, Luquet S, Gangarossa G. Dietary lipids as regulators of reward processes: multimodal integration matters. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2021, 32: 693-705. PMID: 34148784, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary lipidsFunctional modulatorsModern food environmentLipid sensingPalatable dietObesity pandemicDopamine transmissionDA circuitsFeeding behaviorBody homeostasisDA signalingReward circuitRecent findingsDA systemEnergy-related signalsGenetic conditionsFood environmentFood overconsumptionNeural substratesLipidsRecent reportsSignalingRegulatorHomeostasisReward processes
2012
Flavor is in the brain
Small DM. Flavor is in the brain. Physiology & Behavior 2012, 107: 540-552. PMID: 22542991, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Taste representation in the human insula
Small DM. Taste representation in the human insula. Brain Structure And Function 2010, 214: 551-561. PMID: 20512366, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-010-0266-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsular cortexTaste cortexTaste representationsUnimodal sensory corticesPrimary taste cortexHuman insular cortexAnterior insular cortexHuman insulaInterspecies differencesSensory cortexSense of tasteCortexFeeding behaviorSensory regionsSignificant interspecies differencesCritical relayPrimary aimMonkeysHumans
2009
The Role of the Parabrachial Nucleus in Taste Processing and Feeding
Scott TR, Small DM. The Role of the Parabrachial Nucleus in Taste Processing and Feeding. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2009, 1170: 372-377. PMID: 19686161, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParabrachial nucleusVentral forebrainIntegration of tasteSolitary tractForebrain projectionsVisceral sensationOrbitofrontal cortexFeeding behaviorTaste processingHedonic assessmentRodentsCortexForebrainSensory informationActivity parallelPrimatesFood selectionTaste activityNTSEarly recordingsFeedingThalamusReflexSubnucleiHedonic information