Reward circuitry dysfunction in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes: animal models and clinical findings

GS Dichter, CA Damiano, JA Allen - Journal of neurodevelopmental …, 2012 - Springer
This review summarizes evidence of dysregulated reward circuitry function in a range of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and genetic syndromes. First, the …

Eating beyond metabolic need: how environmental cues influence feeding behavior

AW Johnson - Trends in neurosciences, 2013 - cell.com
Animals use current, past, and projected future states of the organism and the world in a
finely tuned system to control ingestion. They must not only deal effectively with current …

Nutritional phases in Prader–Willi syndrome

JL Miller, CH Lynn, DC Driscoll… - American journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neurobehavioral condition which has been
classically described as having two nutritional stages: poor feeding, frequently with failure to …

Development of the eating behaviour in Prader–Willi Syndrome: advances in our understanding

CJ McAllister, JE Whittington, AJ Holland - International Journal of …, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract Prader–Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetically determined neurodevelopmental
disorder associated with mild to moderate intellectual disability, growth and sex-hormone …

Ghrelin and eating behavior: evidence and insights from genetically-modified mouse models

A Uchida, JM Zigman, M Perelló - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Ghrelin is an octanoylated peptide hormone, produced by endocrine cells of the stomach,
which acts in the brain to increase food intake and body weight. Our understanding of the …

A review of chemosensory perceptions, food preferences and food-related behaviours in subjects with Prader–Willi Syndrome

LM Michel, AM Haqq, WV Wismer - Appetite, 2016 - Elsevier
Hyperphagia and obsessive preoccupation with food are hallmark characteristics of Prader–
Willi Syndrome (PWS). Although hyperphagia in PWS is linked to hypothalamic dysfunction …

Biased signaling: A viable strategy to drug ghrelin receptors for the treatment of obesity

N Karim, AM Habib - 2021 - qspace.qu.edu.qa
Obesity is a global burden and a chronic ailment with damaging overall health effects.
Ghrelin, an octanoylated 28 amino acid peptide hormone, is secreted from the oxyntic …

Appetitive motivational deficits in individuals with Parkinson's disease

DM Shore, R Rafal, JA Parkinson - Movement disorders, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease is known for its effects on sensorimotor coordination caused by
degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway. Dopamine‐innervated areas of the …

Behavioural and cognitive profiles of mouse models for Prader–Willi syndrome

D Relkovic, AR Isles - Brain research bulletin, 2013 - Elsevier
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with aspects of psychiatric
illness caused by genetic mutations at chromosome 15q11-q13. In addition to causing PWS …

Enhanced appetitive learning and reversal learning in a mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome.

D Relkovic, T Humby, JJ Hagan… - Behavioral …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is caused by lack of paternally derived gene expression from
the imprinted gene cluster on human chromosome 15q11-q13. PWS is characterized by …