Brain signals less satisfaction for obese people
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Obese individuals may overeat because they experience less satisfaction from eating food due to a reduced response in their brains' reward circuitry, according to a new study by Eric Stice, psychology researcher at The University of Texas at Austin...
Read the whole article on Science Centric
More from Science Centric
Related
- Brain signals less satisfaction for obese people, research showsThu, 16 Oct 2008, 14:30:30 EDT
- Yale researchers tie genes, lower reward response to weight gainThu, 16 Oct 2008, 14:30:35 EDT
- Blunted activation of brain reward circuitry increases risk for future weight gainThu, 16 Oct 2008, 14:30:42 EDT
- Obesity, abnormal 'reward circuitry' in brain linked by imaging studiesThu, 16 Oct 2008, 14:30:33 EDT
- Physiological response may explain why some severely obese patients overeatTue, 9 Jun 2009, 13:21:59 EDT