The potential role of and deficits in frontal cortical brain areas implicated in executive control of food intake

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 625-626

  Moran, T H ^a   Westerterp Plantenga, M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BODY MASS; BRAIN SIZE; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOOD INTAKE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OBESITY; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; WHITE MATTER;

APPETITE REGULATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EATING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; HUNGER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBESITY; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SATIATION; VOLITION;

EID: 84860782229     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.249     Document Type: Review

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