Objective We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain regions
associated with food choices between appetizing (ie, high sugar, high fat) and plain food in …

Objective The current study aimed to identify how sex influences neurobiological responses
to food cues, particularly those related to hedonic eating, and how this relates to obesity …

In today's Western society, concerns regarding body size and negative feelings toward one's
body are all too common. However, little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying …

Obesity has become a serious epidemic and one of the leading global health problems.
However, much of the current debate has been fractious, and etiologies of obesity have …

The dysregulation of food intake in chronic obesity has been explained by different theories.
To assess their explanatory power, we meta-analyzed 22 brain-activation imaging studies …

Objective This study investigated functional brain response differences to food in women
with BMI either< 25 kg/m2 (lean) or> 35 kg/m2 (severe obesity). Design and Methods Thirty …

Background: Eating behavior is determined, to a significant extent, by the rewarding value of
food (ie, liking and wanting). Objective: We determined brain regions involved in liking and …

Prior studies have documented an association of obesity with chronic pain, but the
mechanism explaining the association remains unknown. This study evaluated the degree …

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

Aberrant brain reward responses to food-related cues are an implied characteristic of human
obesity; yet, findings are inconsistent. To explain these inconsistencies, we aimed to …