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Valerie Darcey, Ph.D., M.S., R.D., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, NIH Distinguished Scholar
Valerie Darcey
Acting Section Chief: Section on Nutritional and Metabolic Neuroimaging, Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Obesity Branch
Scientific Focus Areas: Neuroscience, Clinical Research, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Publications

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The peril of preconceived narratives.
Hall KD, Darcey VL.
Cell Metab (2025 Aug 5) 37:1624-1625. Abstract/Full Text
Brain dopamine responses to ultra-processed milkshakes are highly variable and not significantly related to adiposity in humans.
Darcey VL, Guo J, Chi M, Chung ST, Courville AB, Gallagher I, Herscovitch P, Joseph PV, Howard R, La Noire M, Milley L, Schick A, Stagliano M, Turner S, Urbanski N, Yang S, Zhai N, Zhou MS, Hall KD.
Cell Metab (2025 Mar 4) 37:616-628.e5. Abstract/Full Text
Striatal dopamine tone is positively associated with adiposity in humans as determined by PET using dual dopamine type-2 receptor antagonist tracers.
Darcey VL, Guo J, Chi M, Chung ST, Courville AB, Gallagher I, Herscovitch P, Howard R, La Noire M, Milley L, Schick A, Stagliano M, Turner S, Urbanski N, Yang S, Yim E, Zhai N, Zhou MS, Hall KD.
Mol Psychiatry (2025 Aug) 30:3708-3717. Abstract/Full Text
Diet order significantly affects energy balance for diets varying in macronutrients but not ultraprocessing in crossover studies without a washout period.
Sciarrillo CM, Guo J, Hengist A, Darcey VL, Hall KD.
Am J Clin Nutr (2024 Oct) 120:953-963. Abstract/Full Text
Dietary fat restriction affects brain reward regions in a randomized crossover trial.
Darcey VL, Guo J, Courville AB, Gallagher I, Avery JA, Simmons WK, Ingeholm JE, Herscovitch P, Martin A, Hall KD.
JCI Insight (2023 Jun 22) 8. Abstract/Full Text

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