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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
Changes in appetite in older adults may result in unhealthy weight change and negatively affect overall nutrition. Research examining gustatory processing in young adults has linked changes in patterns of the hemodynamic response of gustatory and motivation related brain regions to the physiological states of hunger and satiety. Whether the same brain regions are involved in taste processing in older adults is unknown. The current study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine age-related changes in gustatory processing during hedonic assessment. Caffeine, citric acid, sucrose, and NaCl were administered orally during two event-related fMRI sessions, one during hunger and one after a pre-load. Participants assessed the pleasantness of the solutions in each session. Increased activity of the insula was seen in both age groups during hunger. Activity of secondary and higher order taste processing and reward regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, and caudate nucleus was also observed. Hunger and satiety differentially affected the hemodynamic response, resulting in positive global activation during hunger and negative during satiety in both age groups. While in a state of hunger, the frequency and consistency of positive activation in gustatory and reward processing regions was greater in older adults. Additional regions not commonly associated with taste processing were also activated in older adults. Investigating the neurological response of older adults to taste stimuli under conditions of hunger and satiety may aid in understanding appetite, health, and functional changes in this population.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1095-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
602-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Caffeine, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Central Nervous System Stimulants, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Citric Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Hunger, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Motivation, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Psychophysics, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Reward, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Satiety Response, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Sensory Thresholds, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Smell, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Sucrose, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Taste, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Taste Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:20472070-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Age-related functional changes in gustatory and reward processing regions: An fMRI study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural