2016
Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging
Farr OM, Li CS, Mantzoros CS. Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging. Metabolism 2016, 65: 699-713. PMID: 27085777, PMCID: PMC4834455, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCentral nervous system regulationOvereating/obesityBody weight regulationNervous system regulationWeight regulationNervous systemEnergy homeostasisObesity researchAvailable evidenceBrain imagingRespective underlying mechanismsAppetiteHomeostatic controlClinical researchersUnderlying mechanismHuman brain imagingSystem regulationHuman brainExact relative contributionObesityHumansHypothalamusPathogenesisCentral role
2013
Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine
Li CS, Potenza MN, Lee DE, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Labaree D, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Sinha R, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine. NeuroImage 2013, 86: 306-310. PMID: 24121204, PMCID: PMC3947246, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterNoradrenergic dysfunctionObese individualsLean individualsStructural MR scansBPND valuesNorepinephrine transporter availabilityReference tissue model 2Positron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyBrain norepinephrine transportersNE clearanceMass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusSynaptic availabilityObese peopleTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexComparison subjectsHealthy individualsObesity
2012
Saliency Processing and Obesity: A Preliminary Imaging Study of the Stop Signal Task
Hendrick OM, Luo X, Zhang S, Li C. Saliency Processing and Obesity: A Preliminary Imaging Study of the Stop Signal Task. Obesity 2012, 20: 1796-1802. PMID: 21720427, PMCID: PMC3653271, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskObese femalesBrain activationCognitive controlAltered cerebral functionSupplementary motor areaSignal taskRegional brain activationInferior parietal cortexSaliency processingCerebral functionLean femalesMotor areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagesParietal cortexSimilar behavioral performanceImaging studiesStop trialsPreliminary imaging studyObesityMagnetic resonance imagesTrialsGreater activationResonance imagesResponse inhibition