Concerning association between BMI and the adolescent brainPreteens carrying excess weight have notable differences in cognitive performance, brain structures, and brain circuitry, compared to...
Obesity and stress influence appetite triggered by reward and cognitive control influencesIn a series of experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity across networks in the brain,...
Study reports obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorderMolecular mechanisms of brain development during early life are likely a major determinant of obesity risk, according to researchers at...
Understanding the brain circuits involved in eating disordersResearchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine have found that glutamatergic neurons in mice communicate to two...