Neuroanatomical differences in obesity: meta-analytic findings and their validation in an independent dataset

I García-García, A Michaud, M Dadar… - International Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Background Obesity has been linked with subtle differences in brain structure. These
differences tend to be especially relevant in prefrontal cortex regions, areas which play an …

Neurobehavioral correlates of obesity are largely heritable

U Vainik, TE Baker, M Dadar… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Recent molecular genetic studies have shown that the majority of genes associated with
obesity are expressed in the central nervous system. Obesity has also been associated with …

Obesity, dyslipidemia and brain age in first-episode psychosis

M Kolenic, K Franke, J Hlinka, M Matejka… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Obesity and dyslipidemia may negatively affect brain health and are frequent
medical comorbidities of schizophrenia and related disorders. Despite the high burden of …

Population-based research in obesity–an overview of neuroimaging studies using big data approach

F Morys, M Shishikura, A Dagher - Current Opinion in Endocrine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, we present research on neuroanatomical correlates of obesity using big data.
This approach utilizes large sample sizes from population-based cohorts and is especially …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity is associated with reduced orbitofrontal cortex volume: a coordinate-based meta-analysis

EY Chen, SB Eickhoff, T Giovannetti, DV Smith - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2020 - Elsevier
Neural models of obesity vary in their focus upon prefrontal and striatal differences. Animal
and human studies suggest that differential functioning of the orbitofrontal cortex is …

Prefronto-cerebellar neuromodulation affects appetite in obesity

EM Marron, R Viejo-Sobera, G Cuatrecasas… - International journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Human neuroimaging studies have consistently reported changes in cerebellar function and
integrity in association with obesity. To date, however, the nature of this link has not been …

Impulsivity and body fat accumulation are linked to cortical and subcortical brain volumes among adolescents and adults

N Kakoschke, V Lorenzetti, K Caeyenberghs… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Obesity is associated not only with metabolic and physical health conditions, but with
individual variations in cognition and brain health. This study examined the association …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroanatomical changes in white and grey matter after sleeve gastrectomy

A Michaud, M Dadar, M Pelletier, Y Zeighami… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
Background MRI studies show that obese adults have reduced grey matter (GM) and white
matter (WM) tissue density as well as altered WM integrity. Bariatric surgery can lead to …

Expression of dopamine signaling genes in the post-mortem brain of individuals with mental illnesses is moderated by body mass index and mediated by insulin …

RB Mansur, GR Fries, M Subramaniapillai… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Preclinical studies implicate insulin signaling as a modulator of dopamine transmission, but
human data is currently limited. We hypothesize that changes in the expression of insulin …

The effect of body mass index on glucagon-like peptide receptor gene expression in the post mortem brain from individuals with mood and psychotic disorders

RB Mansur, GR Fries, AP Trevizol… - European …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an increasing interest in the putative role of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-
1R) agonists as novel therapeutic agents for mental disorders. Herein, we investigated the …