2012
Relation between changes in neural responsivity and reductions in desire to eat high-calorie foods following gastric bypass surgery
Ochner C, Stice E, Hutchins E, Afifi L, Geliebter A, Hirsch J, Teixeira J. Relation between changes in neural responsivity and reductions in desire to eat high-calorie foods following gastric bypass surgery. Neuroscience 2012, 209: 128-135. PMID: 22406414, PMCID: PMC3601838, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-calorie food cuesGastric bypass surgeryPostoperative reductionPostoperative changesHigh-calorie foodsBypass surgeryNeural responsivityFood cuesSignificant postoperative reductionReward-related neural activationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDopaminergic reward pathwayLow-calorie foodsObesity surgeryLiking of foodNeural changesReward pathwayResonance imagingOne monthSurgeryRating ScaleInhibitory activationNeural activationRYGB
2011
Selective Reduction in Neural Responses to High Calorie Foods Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ochner CN, Kwok Y, Conceição E, Pantazatos SP, Puma LM, Carnell S, Teixeira J, Hirsch J, Geliebter A. Selective Reduction in Neural Responses to High Calorie Foods Following Gastric Bypass Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2011, 253: 502-507. PMID: 21169809, PMCID: PMC3128512, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318203a289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRYGB surgeryHigh-calorie foodsPostsurgical reductionFood cuesCaloric intakeLow-calorie food cuesCommon bariatric proceduresPost-RYGB surgeryGastric bypass surgeryBrain activationNeural activationVerbal rating scaleCaloric densityNeural responsesMesolimbic reward pathwayFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMechanism of actionMalabsorptive mechanismsBariatric proceduresGastric bypassBypass surgeryFemale patientsGut peptidesPostbariatric surgery