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Neural Vulnerability Factors that Increase Risk for Weight Gain: Prevention and Treatment Implications
Obese versus lean humans show greater activation of reward valuation regions (caudate, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex [OFC], insula) in response to palatable food images and to cues that signal impending palat...
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Dopamine-Based Reward Circuitry Responsivity, Genetics, and Overeating
Data suggest that low levels of dopamine D2 receptors and attenuated responsivity of dopamine-target regions to food intake is associated with increased eating and elevated weight. There is also growing (altho...