2024
Sniffing out meaning: Chemosensory and semantic neural network changes in sommeliers
Carreiras M, Quiñones I, Chen H, Vázquez‐Araujo L, Small D, Frost R. Sniffing out meaning: Chemosensory and semantic neural network changes in sommeliers. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26564. PMID: 38339911, PMCID: PMC10823763, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural circuitsFractional anisotropyRight superior longitudinal fasciculusSuperior longitudinal fasciculusRelevant sensory inputNeural network changesBrain responsesSemantic narrativesSemantic knowledgeMediation analysisPerceptual informationOlfactory circuitsLongitudinal fasciculusSensory processingChemosensory processingSensory neural circuitsVerbal descriptionsSemantic networkWine complexitySensory inputSemantic operationsWine tastingWine consumersTasting wineWine
2009
The Pleasure of Taste, Flavor, and Food
Veldhuizen M, Rudenga K, Small D. The Pleasure of Taste, Flavor, and Food. 2009, 146-168. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195331028.003.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Role of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortex in Taste and Flavor Processing
SMALL DM, BENDER G, VELDHUIZEN MG, RUDENGA K, NACHTIGAL D, FELSTED J. The Role of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortex in Taste and Flavor Processing. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2007, 1121: 136-151. PMID: 17846155, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1401.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman orbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortexSensory inputDistinct sensory inputsMultiple sensory inputsHigher-order gustatory corticesNeural representationFlavor perceptReward valueFlavor processingAffective valueOral somatosensationFood rewardInternal statesPerceptGustatory cortexCortexOrbital cortexRetronasal olfactionProcessingPleasantnessRewardEncodingSomatosensationRepresentation
2005
Odor/taste integration and the perception of flavor
Small DM, Prescott J. Odor/taste integration and the perception of flavor. Experimental Brain Research 2005, 166: 345-357. PMID: 16028032, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-2376-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlavor perceptionUnitary perceptionCross-modal sensory interactionsSensory inputVentral lateral prefrontal cortexParticular sensory characteristicsLateral prefrontal cortexPosterior parietal cortexMultiple sensory inputsAnterior cingulate cortexPerception of flavorAttentional allocationHeteromodal regionsNeural processesAnterior insulaFlavor processingFrontal operculumOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFlavor of foodParietal cortexNeurophysiological studiesPerceptionSensory interaction