2015
Neurobiological features of binge eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Neurobiological features of binge eating disorder. CNS Spectrums 2015, 20: 557-565. PMID: 26530404, PMCID: PMC4658223, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852915000814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderOrbitofrontal cortexTreatment of BEDPalatable food cuesInhibitory control processesFrontostriatal areasMotivational processesFood cuesCue responsesPrefrontal areasNeurobiological featuresNeural featuresControl processTreatment effortsSpecific relationshipNeural functionDisordersBingeCuesSystematic reviewRewardHypofunctioningCortexMeasuresFindings
2013
Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 877-886. PMID: 23462319, PMCID: PMC3686098, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward/loss processingReward processingLoss processingVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMonetary reward processingPrefrontal cortex activityBinge Eating DisorderVentral striatal activityNeural differencesNeural correlatesLoss taskLoss prospectsNeurobiological underpinningsCortex activityEating DisordersRegional activationVentral striatumBED groupAnticipatory phaseStriatal activityProcessingIndividualsOB groupObese individuals