In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially
dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and …

Loss of lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC)-mediated attentional control may explain the
automatic tendency to eat in the face of food. Here, we investigate the neurocognitive …

The worldwide increase in obesity has spurred numerous efforts to understand the
regulation of eating behaviours and underlying brain mechanisms. These mechanisms can …

Background: In an exploratory positron emission tomography study of postprandial regional
cerebral blood flow, which is a marker of neuronal activity, obese men differed from lean …

In primates including humans, the orbitofrontal cortex is the key brain region representing
the reward value and subjective pleasantness of the sight, smell, taste and texture of food. At …

Since the late 1970s obesity prevalence and per capita food intake in the USA have
increased dramatically. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the hyperphagia that …

The US remains at the forefront of a global obesity epidemic with a significant negative
impact on public health. While it is well known that a balance between energy intake and …

One out of three adults in the United States is clinically obese. Excess food intake is
associated with food motivation, which has been found to be higher in obese compared to …

Background Rapid progress is being made in understanding the brainprocessing and
related psychology of the sensory properties of food, and how the satiety (fullness) signals …

Food is a potent natural reward and food intake is a complex process. Reward and
gratification associated with food consumption leads to dopamine (DA) production, which in …