2020
Circulating Triglycerides Gate Dopamine-Associated Behaviors through DRD2-Expressing Neurons
Berland C, Montalban E, Perrin E, Di Miceli M, Nakamura Y, Martinat M, Sullivan M, Davis XS, Shenasa MA, Martin C, Tolu S, Marti F, Caille S, Castel J, Perez S, Salinas CG, Morel C, Hecksher-Sørensen J, Cador M, Fioramonti X, Tschöp MH, Layé S, Venance L, Faure P, Hnasko TS, Small DM, Gangarossa G, Luquet SH. Circulating Triglycerides Gate Dopamine-Associated Behaviors through DRD2-Expressing Neurons. Cell Metabolism 2020, 31: 773-790.e11. PMID: 32142669, PMCID: PMC7250662, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine receptor subtype 2Lipoprotein lipaseReceptor subtype 2Energy-rich dietDopaminergic transmissionMesocorticolimbic systemDietary triglyceridesSubtype 2Reward deficitsReward circuitMetabolic signaturesWeight gainCompulsive feedingFood cuesTriglyceridesGenetic riskBrain responsesNew mechanistic basisCompulsive behaviorsNeuronsNovel mechanismMechanistic basisDysfunction
2013
Sensory Neuroscience: Taste Responses in Primary Olfactory Cortex
Small DM, Veldhuizen MG, Green B. Sensory Neuroscience: Taste Responses in Primary Olfactory Cortex. Current Biology 2013, 23: r157-r159. PMID: 23428327, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans
Small DM, Gerber JC, Mak YE, Hummel T. Differential Neural Responses Evoked by Orthonasal versus Retronasal Odorant Perception in Humans. Neuron 2005, 47: 593-605. PMID: 16102541, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrbitofrontal cortexCaudolateral orbitofrontal cortexRoute of deliveryInsula/operculumMedial orbitofrontal cortexPerigenual cingulateOral cavityCentral sulcusDifferential neural responsesRetronasal olfactionRetronasal routeBrain responsesNeural responsesNeural recruitmentDifferential activationPreferential activityCortexOdorant perceptionOrthonasalRetronasalDifferential neural recruitmentDeliveryResponseThalamusHippocampus