Neural circuits for cognitive appetite control in healthy and obese individuals: an fMRI study.

The mere sight of foods may activate the brain's reward circuitry, and humans often experience difficulties in inhibiting urges to eat upon encountering visual food signals. Imbalance between the reward circuit and those supporting inhibitory control may underlie obesity, yet brain circuits sup...

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Main Authors: Jetro J Tuulari, Henry K Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Paulina Salminen, Pirjo Nuutila, Lauri Nummenmaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4320085?pdf=render