Bulimia nervosa and evidence for striatal dopamine dysregulation: A conceptual review

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-127

  Broft, Allegra I ^a,b   Berner, Laura A ^a,b   Martinez, Diana ^a,b   Walsh, B Timothy ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Dopamine; Eating disorders; PET imaging; Reward; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

BULIMIA NERVOSA; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 79957650845     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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