Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients are characterized by perfectionism and obsessional
personality traits. This anorectic personality type is associated with an exaggerated cognitive …

Functional neuroimaging is widely used to unravel changes in brain functioning in
psychiatric disorders. In the current study, we review single-photon emission tomography …

Background Anorexia nervosa is characterised by a chronic course that is refractory to
treatment in many patients and has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric …

Objective: Impaired cognitive-behavioral flexibility is regarded as a trait marker in anorexia
nervosa patients. The authors sought to investigate the neural correlates of this deficit in …

BACKGROUND: brain alterations are a known consequence of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and
tend to be distributed across brain structures, with only few reports describing focal damage …

Alterations in functional brain lateralization, often indicated by an increased prevalence of
left-and/or mixed-handedness, have been demonstrated in several psychiatric and …

Indirect estimations of brain neurotransmitters in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and
low weight have demonstrated a reduction in brain serotonin (5-HT) turnover in general and …

The understanding of the eating disorders (EDs) anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN)
has undergone remarkable advancements in the past decade. Most studies that have been …

Eating disorders and obesity adversely affect individuals both medically and
psychologically, leading to reduced life expectancy and poor quality of life. While there exist …

AimsTo provide a review of the available literature about the functional neuroimaging of
anorexia nervosa, and to summarize the possible role of neurobiological factors in its …