BMI modulates calorie-dependent dopamine changes in accumbens from glucose intake.

Dopamine mediates the rewarding effects of food that can lead to overeating and obesity, which then trigger metabolic neuroadaptations that further perpetuate excessive food consumption. We tested the hypothesis that the dopamine response to calorie intake (independent of palatability) in striatal b...

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Main Authors: Gene-Jack Wang, Dardo Tomasi, Antonio Convit, Jean Logan, Christopher T Wong, Elena Shumay, Joanna S Fowler, Nora D Volkow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4084890?pdf=render