Objective Reductions of gray matter volume and cortical thickness in anorexia nervosa (AN)
are well documented. However, findings regarding the integrity of white matter (WM) as …

A greater understanding of neuropsychological traits in eating disorders may help to
construct a more biologically based taxonomy. The aim of this paper is to review the current …

Background: We have previously shown increased resting-state functional connectivity
(rsFC) in the frontoparietal network (FPN) and the default mode network (DMN) in patients …

The gastro-intestinal peptide ghrelin has been assigned many functions. These include
appetite regulation, energy metabolism, glucose homeostasis, intestinal motility, anxiety …

Anorexia nervosa is a severe illness and shows one of the highest death rates among
psychiatric or psychosomatic diseases. However, despite several lines of research, the …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with exaggerated self-control and altered reward-
based decision making, but the underlying neural mechanisms are poorly understood …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder with high rates of morbidity,
comorbidity and mortality, which in a subset of patients (21%) takes on a chronic course …

Das vorliegende Kapitel zeigt den derzeitigen Kenntnisstand der medikamentösen Therapie
bei den Essstörungen Anorexia nervosa (AN) und Bulimia nervosa (BN) auf. Nach einer …

To find food efficiently, a hungry animal engages in goal-directed behaviors that rely on
nucleus accumbens (NAc) circuits. Synaptic alterations within these circuits underlie shifts in …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) both show a peak age of
onset during adolescence and share a number of phenotypic features, such as rigid rule …