2018
Sweet taste potentiates the reinforcing effects of e-cigarettes
Kroemer NB, Veldhuizen MG, Delvy R, Patel BP, O'Malley SS, Small DM. Sweet taste potentiates the reinforcing effects of e-cigarettes. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 28: 1089-1102. PMID: 30093174, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.07.102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Fuel not fun: Reinterpreting attenuated brain responses to reward in obesity
Kroemer NB, Small DM. Fuel not fun: Reinterpreting attenuated brain responses to reward in obesity. Physiology & Behavior 2016, 162: 37-45. PMID: 27085908, PMCID: PMC4971522, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnticipation, PsychologicalBrain MappingCorpus StriatumFoodHumansNeuroimagingObesityReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsFood-related stimuliBrain responsesReward-related learningReward sensitivityReward deficiencyReduced reward sensitivityPrimary food rewardReward receiptMilkshake receiptStriatal responsesReward deficitsFood rewardSubjective valueReinforcement learning frameworkRewardDopamine signalingFood anticipationDorsal striatumAnhedoniaAnticipatoryDopaminergic regionsStimuliConsummatory responsesAlternative viewLearning
2002
Toward an Understanding of the Brain Substrates of Reward in Humans
Small DM. Toward an Understanding of the Brain Substrates of Reward in Humans. Neuron 2002, 33: 668-671. PMID: 11879644, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)00620-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainBrain MappingConditioning, ClassicalCuesEmotionsFoodHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRecruitment, NeurophysiologicalReinforcement, PsychologyRewardTasteTime Factors
2001
Increased intensity perception of aversive taste following right anteromedial temporal lobe removal in humans
Small D, Zatorre R, Jones-Gotman M. Increased intensity perception of aversive taste following right anteromedial temporal lobe removal in humans. Brain 2001, 124: 1566-1575. PMID: 11459748, DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.8.1566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEpilepsyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedReinforcement, PsychologyTasteTemporal LobeConceptsAnteromedial temporal lobe