2016
Reorganization of brain connectivity in obesity
Geha P, Cecchi G, Constable R, Abdallah C, Small DM. Reorganization of brain connectivity in obesity. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 38: 1403-1420. PMID: 27859973, PMCID: PMC6866793, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityDorsal attention networkPeripheral metabolic dysfunctionHum Brain MappSuperior parietal lobuleSomatomotor cortexMetabolic dysfunctionVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPremotor areasCaudate nucleusNeurocognitive impairmentObesityAnterior hippocampusVisual cortexBrain regionsParietal lobuleBrain functionPrefrontal cortexBrain connectivityMilkshake consumptionCortexFeeding decisionsBrain organizationInsulaHomeostatic state
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