It is becoming clearer how neurobiological mechanisms generate 'liking'and
'wanting'components of food reward. Mesocorticolimbic mechanisms that enhance …

The reward surfeit model of overeating suggests that heightened brain response to rewards
contributes to overeating and subsequent weight gain. However, previous studies have not …

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 …

The goal of this research is to identify the neural response to rewarding food cues before
and after eating in overweight/obese (OB) and normal-weight (NW) adults. Based on the …

Functional, molecular and genetic neuroimaging has highlighted the existence of brain
anomalies and neural vulnerability factors related to obesity and eating disorders such as …

Emerging evidence from recent neuroimaging studies suggests that specific food-related
behaviors contribute to the development of obesity. The aim of this review was to report the …

Obesity is characterized by an imbalance in the brain circuits promoting reward seeking and
those governing cognitive control. Here we show that the dorsal caudate nucleus and its …

The neurobiological mechanisms underlying overeating in obesity are not understood. Here,
we assessed the neurobiological responses to an Implantable Gastric Stimulator (IGS) …

Objective: To develop a non-invasive method of studying brain mechanisms involved in
energy homeostasis and appetite regulation in humans by using visual food cues that are …

Obese individuals exhibit brain functional abnormalities in multiple regions implicated in
reward/motivation, emotion/memory, homeostatic regulation, and executive control when …