Relation of regional gray and white matter volumes to current BMI and future increases in BMI: A prospective MRI study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 656-664

  Yokum, S ^a   Ng, J ^b   Stice, E ^a  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain volume; Impulsivity; Voxel based morphometry; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSIFORM GYRUS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OCCIPITAL GYRUS; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860707186     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.175     Document Type: Article

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