Individual differences in the neurophysiology of reward and the obesity epidemic

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages S44-S48

  Small, D M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdale; Dorsal striatum; Feeding; Insula; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANHEDONIA; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBESITY; PALATABILITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CUES; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; REWARD; SATIATION;

EID: 67649498289     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.71     Document Type: Article

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