2012
Sleep restriction leads to increased activation of brain regions sensitive to food stimuli
St-Onge MP, McReynolds A, Trivedi ZB, Roberts AL, Sy M, Hirsch J. Sleep restriction leads to increased activation of brain regions sensitive to food stimuli. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2012, 95: 818-824. PMID: 22357722, PMCID: PMC3302360, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.027383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood stimuliNeuronal activityHabitual sleepSleep restrictionNormal-weight menOverall neuronal activityAverage sleep durationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPartial sleep restrictionCrossover studyEpidemiologic evidenceClinical studiesNeuronal activationNucleus accumbensSleep durationFasted stateResonance imagingBrain regionsDay 6Prefrontal cortexSleepBrain activityRelative increaseStimuli
2011
Increased neuronal activity in response to food stimuli after periods of reduced sleep relative to habitual sleep in normal weight men and women
McReynolds A, Roberts A, Sy M, Hirsch J, St‐Onge M. Increased neuronal activity in response to food stimuli after periods of reduced sleep relative to habitual sleep in normal weight men and women. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 328.2-328.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.328.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood stimuliHabitual sleepCognitive control mechanismsNormal-weight menNon-food stimuliFunctional magnetic resonanceSleep durationSuperior frontal gyrusShort sleep conditionShort sleepImages of foodAnterior cingulate gyrusWeight menFrontal gyrusReward salienceBrain activityShort sleep durationSleep conditionsPrevalence of obesityCingulate gyrusReduced sleepStimuliH sleepSleepGyrus