2014
Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity
Carnell S, Benson L, Pantazatos SP, Hirsch J, Geliebter A. Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity. Obesity 2014, 22: 2370-2378. PMID: 25098957, PMCID: PMC4224976, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityObese individualsFood cuesEffect of obesityLow-ED foodsWhole-brain activationGreater functional connectivityLean womenDifferential neural responsesObesogenic environmentMidbrainExcessive foodVTABrain activationNeural responsesObeseFMRI scanningObesityPutamenCerebellumActivationResponseCue modalityIndividualsWomen
2011
Brain tissue volume changes following weight gain in adults with anorexia nervosa
Roberto CA, Mayer LE, Brickman AM, Barnes A, Muraskin J, Yeung L, Steffener J, Sy M, Hirsch J, Stern Y, Walsh BT. Brain tissue volume changes following weight gain in adults with anorexia nervosa. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2011, 44: 406-411. PMID: 21661001, PMCID: PMC3816503, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term weight restorationWeight restorationGray matterAnorexia nervosaCerebrospinal fluidWhite matterBrain tissue volume changesWM volumeBrain volume deficitsUnderweight patientsAdult patientsControl womenTissue volume changesBrain volumeVolume deficitsPatientsAdult womenWeight gainSignificant increaseNervosaBody massWomenDeficitsLow levelsRestoration