2024
Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity
Hoang H, Lacadie C, Hwang J, Lam K, Elshafie A, Rosenberg S, Watt C, Sinha R, Constable R, Savoye M, Seo D, Belfort‐DeAguiar R. Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity. Obesity 2024, 32: 1362-1372. PMID: 38831482, PMCID: PMC11211061, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingIntrinsic connectivity distributionDiet-induced weight lossBrain connectivityAssociated with altered brain connectivityLow-calorie dietEating behavior changesShort-term low-calorie dietRight hippocampusTemporal cortexBrain networksWeight lossBrain clustersEffects of diet-induced weight lossGroup differencesFood desireGlucose levelsDiagnosis of type 2 diabetesBehavioral changesMagnetic resonance imagingType 2 diabetesBrainLeptin levelsFood intakeResonance imaging
2022
Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms
Choi J, Martins J, Hwang S, Sinha R, Seo D. Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2022, 327: 111560. PMID: 36327865, PMCID: PMC9757618, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical symptomsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTrauma patientsLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexPhysical symptom frequencyPain-related disordersMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesPhysical health symptomsChronic painHealthy controlsTrauma groupSymptom frequencyDorsal striatumGreater physical symptomsSensorimotor areasCurrent studyHippocampal responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealth symptomsHippocampal functionResonance imagingSymptomsUnderlying neurological mechanisms