The obese brain athlete: self-regulation of the anterior insula in adiposity.

The anterior insular cortex (AIC) is involved in emotional processes and gustatory functions which can be examined by imaging techniques. Such imaging studies showed increased activation in the insula in response to food stimuli as well as a differential activation in lean and obese people. Addition...

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Main Authors: Sabine Frank, Sangkyun Lee, Hubert Preissl, Bernd Schultes, Niels Birbaumer, Ralf Veit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22905151/?tool=EBI