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
2018
Food Intake Recruits Orosensory and Post-ingestive Dopaminergic Circuits to Affect Eating Desire in Humans
Thanarajah SE, Backes H, DiFeliceantonio AG, Albus K, Cremer AL, Hanssen R, Lippert RN, Cornely OA, Small DM, Brüning JC, Tittgemeyer M. Food Intake Recruits Orosensory and Post-ingestive Dopaminergic Circuits to Affect Eating Desire in Humans. Cell Metabolism 2018, 29: 695-706.e4. PMID: 30595479, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic circuitsHigher cognitive centersSegregated brain regionsPeripheral physiological signalsPalatable food intakeReward valueDopamine releaseCognitive centersSubjective desireBrain regionsBrain areasUnderlying reinforcementFood intakeDorsal striatumRole of brainPhysiological signalsFood selection behaviorIntegrative pathwaysFMRIDesirePET methodBrainHumansIntakeSelection behavior
2015
Physiological mechanisms by which non-nutritive sweeteners may impact body weight and metabolism
Burke MV, Small DM. Physiological mechanisms by which non-nutritive sweeteners may impact body weight and metabolism. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 152: 381-388. PMID: 26048305, PMCID: PMC4661139, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-nutritive sweetenersNNS consumptionCognitive processesSugar-sweetened beverage consumptionNegative health outcomesMetabolic hormone secretionPotential biological mechanismsHormone secretionSSB intakeBody weightGut microbiotaSweet taste receptorBeverage consumptionHealth outcomesNNS useCentral mechanismsTaste receptorsBiological mechanismsMetabolic functionsPhysiological mechanismsMetabolismIntakeSecretionReceptors
2013
Decreased food pleasure and disrupted satiety signals in chronic low back pain
Geha P, deAraujo I, Green B, Small DM. Decreased food pleasure and disrupted satiety signals in chronic low back pain. Pain 2013, 155: 712-722. PMID: 24384160, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painCLBP patientsLow back painHealthy controlsBack painSugary drinksFat calorie intakeHedonic perceptionSatiety signalsCalorie intakePatientsIntake testFood pleasureFunctional brainAd libitumPotential mechanismsPainObesityIntakeStructural alterationsPhysiological mechanismsHedonic ratingsAlterationsDrinksSensory evaluation
2012
Midbrain response to milkshake correlates with ad libitum milkshake intake in the absence of hunger
Nolan-Poupart S, Veldhuizen MG, Geha P, Small DM. Midbrain response to milkshake correlates with ad libitum milkshake intake in the absence of hunger. Appetite 2012, 60: 168-174. PMID: 23064394, PMCID: PMC3526000, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.09.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hungerFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSubsequent intakeRatings of hungerPeriaqueductal gray regionMidbrain responsesMagnetic resonance imagingKey reward regionsPalatable milkshakeSignificant positive associationPalatable foodResonance imagingInsular responsesOrbitofrontal cortexNeural circuitsGreater intakeMilkshake consumptionIntakeReward regionsBrain responsesEnhanced responseMilkshakePositive associationMidbrainGray regionNeuroimaging the interaction of mind and metabolism in humans
D’Agostino A, Small DM. Neuroimaging the interaction of mind and metabolism in humans. Molecular Metabolism 2012, 1: 10-20. PMID: 24024114, PMCID: PMC3757655, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2012.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingParticular mental processesNeural circuitsInteraction of mindFood cuesMental processesBrain responsesNeural responsesPsychological stateFunctional neuroimagingNeuroimaging techniquesDecision-making processMagnetic resonance imagingHormonal factorsCuesResonance imagingNeuroimagingMetabolic signalsMindHormonal signalsDesireSatietyBehaviorIntakeResponse