2010
The Insular Taste Cortex Contributes to Odor Quality Coding
Veldhuizen MG, Nachtigal D, Teulings L, Gitelman DR, Small DM. The Insular Taste Cortex Contributes to Odor Quality Coding. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2010, 4: 58. PMID: 20700500, PMCID: PMC2917218, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon central mechanismInsular taste cortexTaste cortexCentral mechanismsFood odorsNon-food odorsOdor quality codingOlfactory cortexInsular cortexOlfactory stimulationCortexCentral pathwaysCortex contributesSweet tasteGustatory systemOlfactory stimuliInsulaStimulationDiscrete mechanismsSensationTaste qualityQuality codingOdor sweetnessPiriformSweetness ratings
2005
Gustatory agnosia
Small DM, Bernasconi N, Bernasconi A, Sziklas V, Jones-Gotman M. Gustatory agnosia. Neurology 2005, 64: 311-317. PMID: 15668430, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000149515.77718.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgnosiaAmygdalaAnorexiaAtrophyCerebral CortexElectrodes, ImplantedElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFood PreferencesHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningoencephalitisNeuropsychological TestsOlfaction DisordersPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsTasteTaste ThresholdTemporal LobeConceptsMedial temporal lobeTemporal lobeSurgical treatmentLeft medial temporal lobeAnteromedial temporal lobeFunctional neuroimaging studiesBilateral atrophyIntractable epilepsyComplete atrophyPreoperative MRIGustatory functionLeft amygdalaLeft insulaChemosensory evaluationNeuroimaging studiesTaste abilityPatientsAtrophyAmygdalaAversive tasteLobeRecognition thresholdAgnosiaTreatmentTaste quality