2014
Working memory and reward association learning impairments in obesity
Coppin G, Nolan-Poupart S, Jones-Gotman M, Small DM. Working memory and reward association learning impairments in obesity. Neuropsychologia 2014, 65: 146-155. PMID: 25447070, PMCID: PMC4259845, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy weight individualsNegative outcomesExplicit learningReward association learningProbabilistic learning taskFunction of groupHealthy weight groupObese individualsReward associationsStimulus-rewardExecutive functionAssociation learningLearning taskExperiment 1Learning impairmentHealthy weightParadoxical preferenceWeight individualsPositive outcomesMemoryWeight groupInfluence of obesitySecond experimentCurrent studyDeficits
2010
Increased amygdala response and decreased influence of internal state on amygdala response to food in overweight compared to healthy weight individuals
Chouinard-Decorte F, Felsted J, Small D. Increased amygdala response and decreased influence of internal state on amygdala response to food in overweight compared to healthy weight individuals. Appetite 2010, 54: 639. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.04.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research