2021
Neuroimaging and modulation in obesity and diabetes research: 10th anniversary meeting
Laughlin M, Cooke B, Boutelle K, Savage CR, Kravitz A, Small D, Arvanitakis Z, Martin A, Stoeckel LE. Neuroimaging and modulation in obesity and diabetes research: 10th anniversary meeting. International Journal Of Obesity 2021, 46: 718-725. PMID: 34934178, PMCID: PMC8960390, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-01025-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Neuroendocrinology and brain imaging
Preissl H, Small D, Kullmann S. Neuroendocrinology and brain imaging. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 2020, 32: e12927. PMID: 33373090, DOI: 10.1111/jne.12927.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Integration of Sweet Taste and Metabolism Determines Carbohydrate Reward
Veldhuizen MG, Babbs RK, Patel B, Fobbs W, Kroemer NB, Garcia E, Yeomans MR, Small DM. Integration of Sweet Taste and Metabolism Determines Carbohydrate Reward. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2476-2485.e6. PMID: 28803868, PMCID: PMC5745144, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaloric loadGreater metabolic responseNon-linear associationMetabolic responseSugar-sweetened beveragesBrain responsesLow-calorie beveragesHigh-calorie beveragesNon-nutritive sweetenersGreater brain responsePost-ingestive signalsHuman studiesSweet tasteNutrient metabolismCarbohydrate metabolismNovel mechanismBeveragesPotencyAssociationMetabolismCarbohydrate rewards
2016
Fuel not fun: Reinterpreting attenuated brain responses to reward in obesity
Kroemer NB, Small DM. Fuel not fun: Reinterpreting attenuated brain responses to reward in obesity. Physiology & Behavior 2016, 162: 37-45. PMID: 27085908, PMCID: PMC4971522, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood-related stimuliBrain responsesReward-related learningReward sensitivityReward deficiencyReduced reward sensitivityPrimary food rewardReward receiptMilkshake receiptStriatal responsesReward deficitsFood rewardSubjective valueReinforcement learning frameworkRewardDopamine signalingFood anticipationDorsal striatumAnhedoniaAnticipatoryDopaminergic regionsStimuliConsummatory responsesAlternative viewLearning