2016
Altered Brain Response to Drinking Glucose and Fructose in Obese Adolescents
Jastreboff AM, Sinha R, Arora J, Giannini C, Kubat J, Malik S, Van Name MA, Santoro N, Savoye M, Duran EJ, Pierpont B, Cline G, Constable RT, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Altered Brain Response to Drinking Glucose and Fructose in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2016, 65: 1929-1939. PMID: 27207544, PMCID: PMC5384636, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese adolescentsLean adolescentsGlucose ingestionInsulin levelsBrain perfusionBrain regionsSugar-sweetened beverage consumptionAltered brain responsesHedonic brain regionsHippocampal blood flowFurther weight gainFructose ingestionAcyl ghrelinAttenuated suppressionFructose consumptionPerfusion responseBlood flowBrain adaptationBeverage consumptionGreater perfusionPerfusionVentral striatumFunctional MRIWeight gainIngestionFunctional Connectivity During Exposure to Favorite-Food, Stress, and Neutral-Relaxing Imagery Differs Between Smokers and Nonsmokers
Garrison KA, Sinha R, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Jastreboff AM, Constable RT, Potenza MN. Functional Connectivity During Exposure to Favorite-Food, Stress, and Neutral-Relaxing Imagery Differs Between Smokers and Nonsmokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 18: 1820-1829. PMID: 26995796, PMCID: PMC4978981, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityBrain regionsSupramarginal gyrusFavorite-food cuesSmoking-related alterationsMagnetic resonance imaging studyBrain functional connectivity patternsPrevious functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studiesTobacco use disorderBrain networksIntrinsic connectivity distributionResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyFunctional connectivity patternsMultiple brain networksSmoking cessationNonsmokersPosterior insulaRolandic operculumSmokersFunctional brain networksImaging studiesGreater connectivityNeural responsesRecent reports
2013
Neural Correlates of Stress- and Food Cue–Induced Food Craving in Obesity Association with insulin levels
Jastreboff AM, Sinha R, Lacadie C, Small DM, Sherwin RS, Potenza MN. Neural Correlates of Stress- and Food Cue–Induced Food Craving in Obesity Association with insulin levels. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 394-402. PMID: 23069840, PMCID: PMC3554293, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood cuesFood cravingsStress cuesBrain responsesSubjective food cravingsFavorite-food cuesBrain regionsInsulin levelsNeural correlatesBrain activationHOMA-IRObese individualsInsulin sensitivityFood motivationNeural activityFunctional MRICuesCravingHOMA-IR levelsNeurocircuitryLean subjectsInsulin resistanceLean individualsObesity associationHypothalamic regions