Compromised white matter integrity in obesity

S Kullmann, F Schweizer, R Veit, A Fritsche… - Obesity …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is associated with both structural and functional changes of the central nervous
system. While gray matter alterations in obesity point to a consistent reduction with …

Does the brain shrink as the waist expands?

AA Willette, D Kapogiannis - Ageing research reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that being overweight or obese is related to worse cognitive
performance, particularly executive function. Obesity may also increase the risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-level block permutation

AM Winkler, MA Webster, D Vidaurre, TE Nichols… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
Under weak and reasonable assumptions, mainly that data are exchangeable under the null
hypothesis, permutation tests can provide exact control of false positives and allow the use …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and insulin resistance are associated with reduced activity in core memory regions of the brain

LG Cheke, HM Bonnici, NS Clayton, JS Simons - Neuropsychologia, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing research in animals and humans suggests that obesity may be associated with
learning and memory deficits, and in particular with reductions in episodic memory. Rodent …

Association between waist circumference and gray matter volume in 2344 individuals from two adult community-based samples

D Janowitz, K Wittfeld, J Terock, HJ Freyberger… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
We analyzed the putative association between abdominal obesity (measured in waist
circumference) and gray matter volume (Study of Health in Pomerania: SHIP-2, N= 758) …

Appetitive traits from infancy to adolescence: using behavioral and neural measures to investigate obesity risk

S Carnell, L Benson, K Pryor, E Driggin - Physiology & behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
We come into the world with enduring predispositions towards food, which interact with
environmental factors to influence our eating behaviors and weight trajectories. But our fates …

Bariatric surgery induces white and grey matter density recovery in the morbidly obese: a voxel‐based morphometric study

JJ Tuulari, HK Karlsson, O Antikainen… - Human brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is associated with lowered brain's grey (GM) and white matter (WM) density as
measured by voxel‐based morphometry (VBM). Nevertheless, it remains unknown whether …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural abnormalities in white and gray matter in obese adolescents with and without type 2 diabetes

A Nouwen, A Chambers, M Chechlacz, S Higgs… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2017 - Elsevier
Aims/hypotheses In adults, type 2 diabetes and obesity have been associated with structural
brain changes, even in the absence of dementia. Some evidence suggested similar …

Obesity and gray matter volume assessed by neuroimaging: a systematic review

M Fernández-Andújar, E Morales-García… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Obesity has become a major public and individual health problem due to its high worldwide
prevalence and its relation with comorbid conditions. According to previous studies, obesity …

Recovery of brain structural abnormalities in morbidly obese patients after bariatric surgery

Y Zhang, G Ji, M Xu, W Cai, Q Zhu, L Qian… - International journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Results: Two-sample t-test between OB (baseline) and NW groups showed decreased FA
values, GM/WM densities and increased MD value in brain regions associated with food …