2015
Greater perceived ability to form vivid mental images in individuals with high compared to low BMI
Patel BP, Aschenbrenner K, Shamah D, Small DM. Greater perceived ability to form vivid mental images in individuals with high compared to low BMI. Appetite 2015, 91: 185-189. PMID: 25865661, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImagery abilityMental imagery abilityFrequent food cravingsFood cue reactivityVivid mental imagesHierarchical regression analysisMental imageryOlfactory imageryCue reactivityVisual objectsMental imagesFood cravingsPositive associationSecond experimentSignificant positive associationBest predictorParticipantsIndividualsAbilityImageryCravingObese individualsMeasuresRegression analysisCorrelation analysis
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