Most prior research on the neurobiology of addiction has focused on the role of subcortical
systems, such as the amygdala, the ventral striatum and mesolimbic dopamine system, in …

Progresses in the understanding of human brain‐gut interactions in health and disease
have been limited by the lack of non‐invasive techniques to study brain activity. The advent …

The insula is the fifth lobe of the brain and it is the least known. Hidden under the temporal,
frontal and parietal opercula, as well as under dense arterial and venous vessels, its …

Gastric distention during meal ingestion activates vagal afferents, which send signals from
the stomach to the brain and result in the perception of fullness and satiety. Distention is one …

Nausea is a complex sensation that results from the interaction of certain fixed biological
factors, such as gender, with changeable psychological factors, such as anxiety. This is the …

OBJECTIVES: During gastric distension in hypersensitive functional dyspepsia (FD),
activation was found in somatosensory cortex (SI/SII) and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex …

The stomach has distinct functions in relation to the ingestion and handling of solids and
liquids. These functions include storage of the food before it is gradually emptied into the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Differences in brain activity between health and functional
dyspepsia (FD) have been reported; it is unclear whether this is influenced by gastric …

Background/Aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with exaggerated cerebral
response including emotional processing following visceral stimulation; though data on this …

The human brain responds both before and during the application of aversive stimuli.
Anticipation allows the organism to prepare its nociceptive system to respond adequately to …