Ever since the brain was identified as an insulin-sensitive organ, evidence has rapidly
accumulated that insulin action in the brain produces multiple behavioral and metabolic …

One fundamental question concerning brain reward mechanisms is to determine how
reward-related activity is influenced by the nature of rewards. Here, we review the …

Functional, molecular and genetic neuroimaging has highlighted the existence of brain
anomalies and neural vulnerability factors related to obesity and eating disorders such as …

Food is consumed in order to maintain energy balance at homeostatic levels. In addition,
palatable food is also consumed for its hedonic properties independent of energy status …

Signals of energy homeostasis interact closely with neural circuits of motivation to control
food intake. An emerging hypothesis is that the transition to maladaptive feeding behavior …

An increasingly influential perspective conceptualizes both obesity and overeating as a food
addiction accompanied by corresponding brain changes. Because there are far-reaching …

Flavor is perhaps the most multi-modal of all of our sensory experiences. Here flavor is
defined as a perception that includes gustatory, oral-somatosensory, and retronasal …

Understanding why we eat and the motivational factors driving food choices is important for
addressing the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Eating behavior …

Emerging evidence from recent neuroimaging studies suggests that specific food-related
behaviors contribute to the development of obesity. The aim of this review was to report the …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder associated with food avoidance and
malnutrition. In this study, we wanted to test whether we would find brain reward alterations …