By Dr Michael Kendig

Journal articles

Ganesan K; Ghorbanpour S; Kendall W; Broome ST; Gladding JM; Dhungana A; Abiero AR; Mahmoudi M; Castorina A; Kendig MD; Becchi S; Valova V; Cole L; Bradfield LA, 2025, 'Hippocampal neuroinflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide causes sex-specific disruptions in action selection, food approach memories, and neuronal activation', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 124, pp. 9 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.11.011

Morris MJ; Hasebe K; Shinde AL; Leong MKH; Billah MM; Hesam-Shariati S; Kendig MD, 2024, 'Time-restricted feeding does not prevent adverse effects of palatable cafeteria diet on adiposity, cognition and gut microbiota in rats', Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109761

Kendig MD; Corbit LH, 2024, 'Cue-potentiated feeding in rodents: Implications for weight regulation in obesogenic environments', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2024.107984

Bradfield LA; Becchi S; Kendig MD, 2024, 'Striatal Acetylcholine and Dopamine Interactions Produce Situationappropriate Action Selection', Current Neuropharmacology, 22, pp. 1491 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570159X21666230912093041

Rehn S; Gladding J; Bradfield L; Kendig M, 2024, 'Binge eating in adolescent rats', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 18, pp. S14 - S14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.033

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Kaakoush NO; Tajaddini A; Hesam-Shariati S; Westbrook F; Morris MJ, 2024, 'Impact of maternal obesogenic diet on maternal and offspring microbiome development', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 18, pp. S6 - S6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.015

Gladding JM; Lingawi NW; Leung BK; Kendig MD; Chieng BC; Laurent V, 2023, 'High fat diet allows food-predictive stimuli to energize action performance in the absence of hunger, without distorting insulin signaling on accumbal cholinergic interneurons', Appetite, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106769

Kang JWM; Keay KA; Kendig MD; Corbit LH; Mor D, 2023, 'Serotonin and Dopamine Show Different Response Profiles to Acute Stress in the Nucleus Accumbens and Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Rats with Neuropathic Pain', Neurochemical Research, 48, pp. 2265 - 2280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-023-03906-y

Kendig MD; Leigh SJ; Hasebe K; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2023, 'Obesogenic Diet Cycling Produces Graded Effects on Cognition and Microbiota Composition in Rats', Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200809

Kendig MD; Chow JYL; Martire SI; Rooney KB; Boakes RA, 2023, 'Switching from Sugar- to Artificially-Sweetened Beverages: A 12-Week Trial', Nutrients, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15092191

Gladding JM; Bradfield LA; Kendig MD, 2023, 'Diet and obesity effects on cue-driven food-seeking: insights from studies of Pavlovian-instrumental transfer in rodents and humans', Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1199887

Kendig MD; Hasebe K; Tajaddini A; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2023, 'The Benefits of Switching to a Healthy Diet on Metabolic, Cognitive, and Gut Microbiome Parameters Are Preserved in Adult Rat Offspring of Mothers Fed a High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet', Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200318

Kendig MD; Bradfield LA, 2022, 'Association learning: Dopamine and the formation of backward associations', Current Biology, 32, pp. R769 - R771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.007

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Kaakoush NO; Tajaddini A; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2022, 'The influence of maternal unhealthy diet on maturation of offspring gut microbiota in rat', Animal Microbiome, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00185-w

Kendig MD; Hasebe K; McCague R; Lee F; Leigh SJ; Arnold R; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Adolescent exposure to a solid high-fat, high-sugar ‘cafeteria’ diet leads to more pronounced changes in metabolic measures and gut microbiome composition than liquid sugar in female rats', Appetite, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.105973

Khoo SY-S; Kendig MD; Bradfield LA, 2022, 'Animal research is saving lives, but funding is needed to improve welfare: Submission to the New South Wales parliamentary inquiry', Neuroanatomy and Behaviour, 4, pp. e45 - e45, http://dx.doi.org/10.35430/nab.2022.e45

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Letton ME; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2022, 'Peripheral Neuropathy Phenotyping in Rat Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating Uptake of the Neurodiab Guidelines and Identifying Future Directions', Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 46, pp. 198 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2021.0347

Tajaddini A; Kendig MD; Prates KV; Frederick Westbrook R; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Male Rat Offspring Are More Impacted by Maternal Obesity Induced by Cafeteria Diet Than Females—Additive Effect of Postweaning Diet', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031442

Fam J; Clemens KJ; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Kendig MD, 2022, 'Chronic exposure to cafeteria-style diet in rats alters sweet taste preference and reduces motivation for, but not ‘liking’ of sucrose', Appetite, 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105742

Becchi S; Hood J; Kendig M; Mohammadkhani A; Shipman M; Balleine B; Borgland S; Corbit L, 2022, 'Food for thought: Diet-induced impairments to decision-making and amelioration by N-acetylcysteine in male rats', Psychopharmachology

Dowla R; Murnion B; Hung C; Currell K; Kendig M; Freeston J; Rooney K, 2021, 'Exercise Capacity and Acute Effect of Exercise on Affect in a Substance Use Disorder Population', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 10, pp. 142 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-10.4.142

Kendig MD; Leigh SJ; Morris MJ, 2021, 'Unravelling the impacts of western-style diets on brain, gut microbiota and cognition', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 128, pp. 233 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.05.031

Kendig MD; Martire SI; Boakes RA; Rooney KB, 2021, 'Comparable metabolic effects of isocaloric sucrose and glucose solutions in rats', Physiology and Behavior, 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113239

Kendig MD; Morris MJ; Samaras K, 2021, 'Mendacity: The Tendency to Lie or Deceive. A Cautionary Tale in Obesity Research, Stigma, and Headlining', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, pp. 598713, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.598713

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2021, 'Mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioural effects of maternal obesity', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13010240

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Wild BM; Issar T; Krishnan AV; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2020, 'Evidence of altered peripheral nerve function in a rodent model of diet-induced prediabetes', Biomedicines, 8, pp. 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8090313

Kendig MD; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Pattern of access to cafeteria-style diet determines fat mass and degree of spatial memory impairments in rats', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 13516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50113-3

Corbit L; Kendig M; Moul C, 2019, 'The role of serotonin 1B in the representation of outcomes', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 2497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38938-4

Leigh SJ; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Palatable western-style cafeteria diet as a reliable method for modeling diet-induced obesity in rodents', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/60262

Deng F; Li Y; Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Arnold R; Goldys EM; Morris MJ; Liu G, 2019, 'Polymer brush based fluorescent immunosensor for direct monitoring of interleukin-1β in rat blood', Analyst, 144, pp. 5682 - 5690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9an01300h

Gemikonakli G; Keay KA; Kendig MD; Kang JWM; Corbit LH; Mor D, 2019, 'Altered monoamine levels in the dorsal striatum of the rat are associated with alterations in behavioural selection and motivation following peripheral nerve injury and acute stress', European Journal of Neuroscience, 50, pp. 2786 - 2800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14518

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Fizzing out: No effect of acute carbohydrate consumption on mood', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 104, pp. 56 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.028

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Reviewing the effects of dietary salt on cognition:mechanisms and future directions', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 28, pp. 6 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.201903_28(1).0002

Corbit L; Becchi S; Kendig M, 2019, 'Experience-based changes to decision-making circuits and implications for behavioural control', IBRO Reports, 6, pp. S35 - S35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibror.2019.07.104

Kendig MD; Martire SI; Boakes RA; Rooney KB, 2019, 'Metabolic improvement from switching to saccharin or water following chronic consumption by rats of 10% sucrose solution', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 89 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.244

Boakes RA; Fu MX; Kendig MD; Martire SI; Rooney KB, 2019, 'Recovery from sucrose-induced metabolic and cognitive impairments in male rats', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 279 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.127

Kendig MD; Fu MX; Rehn S; Martire SI; Boakes RA; Rooney KB, 2018, 'Metabolic and cognitive improvement from switching to saccharin or water following chronic consumption by female rats of 10% sucrose solution', Physiology and Behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.008

Kendig MD; Boakes RA; Corbit LH, 2018, 'Variety overcomes the specificity of cue-potentiated feeding in rats', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 44, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xan0000159

Boakes RA; Kendig MD; Martire SI; Rooney KB, 2018, 'Giving up sugary drinks: is switching to diet beverages a good move?', Appetite, 123, pp. 454 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.025

Mor D; Kendig MD; Kang JWM; Gemikonakli G; Austin PJ; Kalman E; Corbit LH, 2017, 'Peripheral nerve injury impairs the ability to maintain behavioural flexibility following acute stress in the rat', Behavioural Brain Research, 328, pp. 123 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.003

Kendig MD; Cheung AMK; Raymond JS; Corbit LH, 2016, 'Contexts paired with junk food impair goal-directed behavior in rats: Implications for decision making in obesogenic environments', Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10, pp. 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00216

Boakes RA; Martire SI; Rooney KB; Kendig MD, 2016, 'Individual differences in saccharin acceptance predict rats' food intake', Physiology and Behavior, 164, pp. 151 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.05.050

Boakes RA; Kendig MD; Martire SI; Rooney KB, 2016, 'Sweetening yoghurt with glucose, but not with saccharin, promotes weight gain and increased fat pad mass in rats', Appetite, 105, pp. 114 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.05.011

Kendig MD; Ekayanti W; Stewart H; Boakes RA; Rooney K, 2015, 'Metabolic effects of access to sucrose drink in female rats and transmission of some effects to their offspring', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0131107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131107

Boakes RA; Patterson AE; Kendig MD; Harris JA, 2015, 'Temporal distributions of schedule-induced licks, magazine entries, and lever presses on fixed- and variable-time schedules', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 41, pp. 52 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xan0000046

Kendig MD, 2014, 'Cognitive and behavioural effects of sugar consumption in rodents. A review', Appetite, 80, pp. 41 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.04.028

Kendig MD, 2014, 'Maltodextrin can produce similar metabolic and cognitive effects to those of sucrose in the rat', Appetite, 77, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.02.011

Kendig MD; Rooney KB; Corbit LH; Boakes RA, 2014, 'Persisting adiposity following chronic consumption of 10% sucrose solution: Strain differences and behavioural effects', Physiology and Behavior, 130, pp. 54 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.021

Boakes RA; Rooney KB; Kendig MD; Martire SI, 2014, 'Access to glucose-sweetened yoghurt or solution produces enlarged fat pads in the rat', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8, pp. 9 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.017

Kendig MD; Ekayanti W; Stewart H; Boakes RA; Rooney KB, 2014, 'Metabolic effects of access to 10% sucrose solution in female rats and transmission of some effects to their offspring', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8, pp. 52 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.098

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