2021
Dietary lipids as regulators of reward processes: multimodal integration matters
Berland C, Small DM, Luquet S, Gangarossa G. Dietary lipids as regulators of reward processes: multimodal integration matters. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2021, 32: 693-705. PMID: 34148784, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary lipidsFunctional modulatorsModern food environmentLipid sensingPalatable dietObesity pandemicDopamine transmissionDA circuitsFeeding behaviorBody homeostasisDA signalingReward circuitRecent findingsDA systemEnergy-related signalsGenetic conditionsFood environmentFood overconsumptionNeural substratesLipidsRecent reportsSignalingRegulatorHomeostasisReward processes
2019
Processed foods and food reward
Small DM, DiFeliceantonio AG. Processed foods and food reward. Science 2019, 363: 346-347. PMID: 30679360, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0556.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
DRD2: Bridging the Genome and Ingestive Behavior
Sun X, Luquet S, Small DM. DRD2: Bridging the Genome and Ingestive Behavior. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2017, 21: 372-384. PMID: 28372879, PMCID: PMC5745142, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variantsCommon gene variantsMetabolic dysfunctionNeurocognitive impairmentAppetitive functionsDA signalingCognitive declinePolygenic obesityBrain structures× environment interactionGene variantsConfer riskIngestive behaviorGene × environment interactionsNeurotransmitter dopamineObesityCognitive changesDopamineMetabolic signalsEnvironment interactionPivotal roleRiskSignalingFeedingDysfunction