Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis function fundamentally affects the physiology of
eating. We review sex differences in the physiological and pathophysiological controls of …

It is the position of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) that anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa, along with their variants, are biologically based, serious mental illnesses …

Eating disorders and obesity have become predominant in human society. Their association
to modern lifestyle, encompassing calorie-rich diets, psychological stress, and comorbidity …

Research has focused on understanding how overeating can affect brain reward
mechanisms and subsequent behaviors, both preclinically and in clinical research settings …

Pleasure from foods can stimulate “non-homoeostatic” eating, and might therefore also
potentially contribute toward obesity. However, obesity is not reliably associated with …

Food intake is mediated, in part, through brain pathways for motivation and reinforcement.
Dysregulation of these pathways may underlay some of the behaviors exhibited by patients …

Objective: To examine the literature on binge eating to gain a better understanding of its
biological foundations and their role in eating disorders. Method: Literature review and …

Central dopaminergic mechanisms are involved in the motivational aspects of eating and
food choices. This review focuses on human and animal data investigating the importance of …

Complementary neuronal recordings and functional neuroimaging in humans, show that the
primary taste cortex in the anterior insula provides separate and combined representations …

Complementary neurophysiological recordings in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and
functional neuroimaging in human subjects show that the primary taste cortex in the rostral …