Objective: We examined whether affect ratings predicted regional cerebral responses to
high and low‐calorie foods. Method: Thirteen normal‐weight adult women viewed …

Activity within the visual cortex can be influenced by the emotional salience of a stimulus, but
it is not clear whether such cortical activity is modulated by the affective status of the …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that emotional eaters show greater neural activation in
response to food intake and anticipated food intake than nonemotional eaters and whether …

Experiencing negative affect frequently precedes lapses in self-control for dieters, smokers,
and drug addicts. Laboratory research has similarly shown that inducing negative emotional …

Despite the high prevalence of obesity, eating disorders, and weight-related health
problems in modernized cultures, the neural systems regulating human feeding remain …

Behavioral studies have suggested that exaggerated reactivity to food cues, especially those
associated with high-calorie foods, may be a factor underlying obesity. This increased …

Emotional eating, a trait-like style of food intake in response to negative emotion states,
represents an important aspect of overeating and eating related psychopathology. The …

Emotions can influence our eating behaviors. Facing an acute stressor or being in a positive
mood are examples of situations that tend to modify appetite. However, the question of how …

Objective: Appetite and weight changes are common but variable diagnostic markers in
major depressive disorder: some depressed individuals manifest increased appetite, while …

Research indicates that dysfunctional food reward processing may contribute to pathological
eating behaviour. It is widely recognized that both the amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex …