Obesity and the brain

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-373

  Sodersten P ^a   Bergh, C ^a   Zandian, M ^a   Ioakimidis, I ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN FUNCTION; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIFESTYLE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OBESITY;

EID: 80051814487     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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