2022
Olfactory decoding is positively associated with ad libitum food intake in sated humans
Perszyk EE, Davis XS, Small DM. Olfactory decoding is positively associated with ad libitum food intake in sated humans. Appetite 2022, 180: 106351. PMID: 36270421, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAd libitum food intakeBody weight regulationFood intakeWeight regulationLong-term body weight regulationHealthy human adultsFunctional magnetic resonancePiriform cortexSatiety stateUnivariate analysisBody weightMeal consumptionPrevious functional magnetic resonanceNonfood odorsWeight changeBrain activationIntakeHuman adultsMulti-voxel pattern analysisHungry stateRole of olfactionOlfactory codingNeural patternsMagnetic resonanceAmygdala
2021
Post-traumatic olfactory loss and brain response beyond olfactory cortex
Pellegrino R, Farruggia MC, Small DM, Veldhuizen MG. Post-traumatic olfactory loss and brain response beyond olfactory cortex. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 4043. PMID: 33597627, PMCID: PMC7889874, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83621-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexOlfactory impairmentOlfactory cortexFunctional anosmiaPost-traumatic olfactory lossPrimary olfactory areasWhole-brain responsesBrain responsesGray matter densityHigher-order areasOlfactory lossPiriform cortexHead traumaHealthy controlsOlfactory areasOdorless stimuliOlfactory functionMediodorsal thalamusCortical areasVentromedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFrontal operculumCortexAnterior insulaPrefrontal cortex