2014
The neural signature of satiation is associated with ghrelin response and triglyceride metabolism
Sun X, Veldhuizen MG, Wray AE, de Araujo IE, Sherwin RS, Sinha R, Small DM. The neural signature of satiation is associated with ghrelin response and triglyceride metabolism. Physiology & Behavior 2014, 136: 63-73. PMID: 24732416, PMCID: PMC4195817, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalatable foodMeal terminationBrain responsesAd libitum mealPost-prandial reductionMedial orbitofrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexGhrelin responseAcute changesFree fatty acidsPeripheral signalsTriglyceride metabolismBrain regionsBrain circuitsOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexAmount of foodGhrelinMidbrainMilkshakeTriglyceridesCortexFatty acidsEnergy storesGreater attenuation
2005
Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans
Small DM, Gerber JC, Mak YE, Hummel T. Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans. Neuron 2005, 47: 593-605. PMID: 16102541, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrbitofrontal cortexCaudolateral orbitofrontal cortexRoute of deliveryInsula/operculumMedial orbitofrontal cortexPerigenual cingulateOral cavityCentral sulcusDifferential neural responsesRetronasal olfactionRetronasal routeBrain responsesNeural responsesNeural recruitmentDifferential activationPreferential activityCortexOdorant perceptionOrthonasalRetronasalDifferential neural recruitmentDeliveryResponseThalamusHippocampus