Objectives: Obesity is associated with hyperactivation of the reward system for high-calorie
(HC) versus low-calorie (LC) food cues, which encourages unhealthy food selection and …

Behavioral studies have suggested that food cues have stronger motivating effects in obese
than in normal-weight individuals, which may be a risk factor underlying obesity. Previous …

Elevated brain reward and attention region response, and weaker inhibitory region
response to high-calorie foods has predicted future weight gain, suggesting that an …

Objective Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of obesity have revealed
key roles for reward‐related and inhibitory control–related activity in response to food cues …

There is a well-established literature linking obesity to altered dopamine signaling and brain
response to food-related stimuli. Neuroimaging studies frequently report enhanced …

Elevated brain reward and attention region response, and weaker inhibitory region
response to high-calorie food images have been found to predict future weight gain. These …

Obese individuals react to cues of high caloric food with enhanced craving and brain reward
system activation. In the present study, we analyzed neural correlates of craving regulation …

A network of interconnected brain regions, including orbitofrontal, ventral striatal, amygdala,
and midbrain areas, has been widely implicated in a number of aspects of food reward …

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 …

Increased fMRI food cue reactivity in obesity, ie higher responses to high-vs. low-calorie
food images, is a promising marker of the dysregulated brain reward system underlying …