Visual processing of food stimuli: The impact of working memory load and color

E Gurbuz, A Gokce - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2023 - Springer
Our environment is surrounded by appetizing food stimuli that contribute to an increase in
health problems such as obesity and overweight. Understanding the cognitive factors …

Top down modulation of attention to food cues via working memory

S Higgs, F Rutters, JM Thomas, K Naish… - Appetite, 2012 - Elsevier
Attentional biases towards food cues may be linked to the development of obesity. The
present study investigated the mechanisms underlying attentional biases to food cues by …

The role of working memory sub-components in food choice and dieting success

V Whitelock, A Nouwen, O van den Akker, S Higgs - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests a role for self-reported working memory (WM) in self-reported food
intake, but it is not known which WM sub-components are involved. It is also important to …

Time-course analysis of food cue processing: An eye-tracking investigation on context effects

J Potthoff, A Schienle - Food Quality and Preference, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Previous eye-tracking research has demonstrated that high-calorie food cues
capture visual attention, particularly in individuals with overweight and weight concerns. The …

Attentional bias to food varies as a function of metabolic state independent of weight status

NS Stamataki, R Elliott, S McKie, JT McLaughlin - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
Eating behaviour requires that internal metabolic changes are recognized by the central
nervous system which regulates brain responses to food cues. This function may be altered …

Chewing stimulation reduces appetite ratings and attentional bias toward visual food stimuli in healthy-weight individuals

A Ikeda, JJ Miyamoto, N Usui, M Taira… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Based on the theory of incentive sensitization, the exposure to food stimuli sensitizes the
brain's reward circuits and enhances attentional bias toward food. Therefore, reducing …

The relationship between eating-related individual differences and visual attention to foods high in added fat and sugar

AN Gearhardt, TA Treat, A Hollingworth, WR Corbin - Eating Behaviors, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Attentional biases for food-related stimuli may be associated separately with
obesity, disordered eating, and hunger. We tested an integrative model that simultaneously …

[HTML][HTML] Changing the visualization of food to reduce food cue reactivity: An event-related potential study

S Zorjan, A Gremsl, A Schienle - Biological Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Visual food cues automatically capture our attention. Moreover, food cue exposure is
associated with an increased desire to eat (craving) and food consumption. We attempted to …

Dynamic attentional bias for pictorial and textual food cues in the visual search paradigm

C Luo, S Qiao, X Zhuang, G Ma - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have found that individuals have an attentional bias for food cues, which
may be related to the energy level or the type of stimulus (eg, pictorial or textual food cues) …

Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind? A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Investigation of Food-Related Attentional Bias in Perception and Working Memory

ZJ Cole - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Obesity and lack of physical activity are two of the primary causes of preventable death
across the globe. In general, obese individuals show a bias in attention toward food-related …