2012
Acute stress potentiates brain response to milkshake as a function of body weight and chronic stress
Rudenga KJ, Sinha R, Small DM. Acute stress potentiates brain response to milkshake as a function of body weight and chronic stress. International Journal Of Obesity 2012, 37: 309-316. PMID: 22430303, PMCID: PMC3381866, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingChronic stressOrbitofrontal cortexRight amygdalaBody weightPalatable foodAcute stressBasal cortisol levelsBrain responsesAmygdala responseMagnetic resonance imagingStress-related eatingMilkshake receiptPalatable milkshakeObese womenOverweight womenMass indexRight amygdala responseOFC responsesPotentiates responsesCortisol levelsLeft amygdalaResonance imagingVentral striatumFood and drug cues activate similar brain regions: A meta-analysis of functional MRI studies
Tang D, Fellows L, Small D, Dagher A. Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: A meta-analysis of functional MRI studies. Physiology & Behavior 2012, 106: 317-324. PMID: 22450260, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cuesOrbital frontal cortexNeutral cuesFood cuesVisual foodBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseBrain regionsSimilar brain regionsBilateral orbital frontal cortexActivation likelihood estimationFrontal cortexFunctional MRI studyLevel-dependent responsesBrain imaging studiesNeuro-imaging studiesDrug cuesImaging studiesInsula activationSubjective cravingConditioned cuesIncentive salienceBrain responsesBilateral insulaBrain networksLeft amygdala
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