The prefrontal cortex and obesity: a health neuroscience perspective

CJ Lowe, AC Reichelt, PA Hall - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
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 …

Uncontrolled eating: a unifying heritable trait linked with obesity, overeating, personality and the brain

U Vainik, I García‐García… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many eating‐related psychological constructs have been proposed to explain obesity and
overeating. However, these constructs, including food addiction, disinhibition, hedonic …

Association between midlife obesity and its metabolic consequences, cerebrovascular disease, and cognitive decline

F Morys, M Dadar, A Dagher - The Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context Chronic obesity is associated with several complications, including cognitive
impairment and dementia. However, we have only piecemeal knowledge of the mechanisms …

Early-life high-fat diet-induced obesity programs hippocampal development and cognitive functions via regulation of gut commensal Akkermansia muciniphila

Y Yang, Z Zhong, B Wang, X Xia, W Yao… - …, 2019 - nature.com
Obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges in the world. Obesity during early
life has been associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including …

Obesity-associated neurodegeneration pattern mimics Alzheimer's disease in an observational cohort study

F Morys, O Potvin, Y Zeighami, J Vogel… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Excess weight in adulthood leads to health complications such as diabetes,
hypertension, or dyslipidemia. Recently, excess weight has also been related to brain …

The psychology of obesity: An umbrella review and evidence-based map of the psychological correlates of heavier body weight

E Robinson, C Roberts, U Vainik, A Jones - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Psychological factors may explain why some people develop obesity and others remain a
normal weight during their life course. We use an umbrella review approach to build an …

Neurobiology of eating behavior, nutrition, and health

PJ Stover, MS Field, ML Andermann… - Journal of Internal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eating behavior and food‐related decision making are among the most complex of the
motivated behaviors, and understanding the neurobiology of eating behavior, and its …

Neuro-Vulnerability in Energy Metabolism Regulation: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

VJ Clemente-Suárez, AI Beltrán-Velasco… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive narrative review explores the concept of neuro-vulnerability in energy
metabolism regulation and its implications for metabolic disorders. The review highlights the …

Is there a role for higher cognitive processes in the development of obesity in humans?

S Higgs - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cognition underpins the flexibility of human eating and disruption to higher cognitive
processes, such as inhibitory control and memory, and can result in increased food intake …

Personality‐obesity associations are driven by narrow traits: A meta‐analysis

U Vainik, A Dagher, A Realo… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity has inconsistent associations with broad personality domains, possibly because the
links pertain to only some facets of these domains. Collating published and unpublished …