2019
Rethinking Food Reward
de Araujo IE, Schatzker M, Small DM. Rethinking Food Reward. Annual Review Of Psychology 2019, 71: 1-26. PMID: 31561741, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood rewardReward regionsHedonic qualityBrain neural pathwaysSubliminal signalsCognitive processesBrain reward regionsConscious perceptionDietary decisionsCortical networksFlavor perceptionCaloric foodNeural pathwaysFood reinforcementRewardUncontrolled desirePerceptionDietary choicesOvereatingRecent animalHuman studiesTraditional modelsSensory receptorsDesireFindings
2005
Odor/taste integration and the perception of flavor
Small DM, Prescott J. Odor/taste integration and the perception of flavor. Experimental Brain Research 2005, 166: 345-357. PMID: 16028032, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-2376-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlavor perceptionUnitary perceptionCross-modal sensory interactionsSensory inputVentral lateral prefrontal cortexParticular sensory characteristicsLateral prefrontal cortexPosterior parietal cortexMultiple sensory inputsAnterior cingulate cortexPerception of flavorAttentional allocationHeteromodal regionsNeural processesAnterior insulaFlavor processingFrontal operculumOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFlavor of foodParietal cortexNeurophysiological studiesPerceptionSensory interaction
2004
Experience-Dependent Neural Integration of Taste and Smell in the Human Brain
Small DM, Voss J, Mak YE, Simmons KB, Parrish T, Gitelman D. Experience-Dependent Neural Integration of Taste and Smell in the Human Brain. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2004, 92: 1892-1903. PMID: 15102894, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00050.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior parietal cortexOrbitofrontal cortexCaudal orbitofrontal cortexFrontal operculumPrefrontal cortexParietal cortexFlavor perceptionVentral lateral prefrontal cortexVentral insulaEvent-related fMRIVentrolateral prefrontal cortexLateral prefrontal cortexDistinct sensory inputsAnterior ventral insulaPerception of flavorUnimodal stimuliSuperadditive responsesNeural correlatesBrain responsesNeural responsesFlavor processingNeural suppressionOlfactory deliveryDorsal insula