Background: The increasing incidence of people affected by overweight or obesity is a
significant health problem. The knowledge of the factors which influences the inappropriate …

Although obesity is a result of processes operating at multiple levels, most forms result from
decision-making behavior. The aim of this review was to examine the candidacy of temporal …

The development of executive function is linked to maturation of prefrontal cortex (PFC) in
childhood. Childhood obesity has been associated with changes in brain structure …

Psilocybin and other serotonergic psychedelics have re-emerged as therapeutics for
neuropsychiatric disorders, including addiction. Psilocybin induces long-lasting effects on …

Despite constant research and public policy efforts, the obesity epidemic continues to be a
major public health threat, and new approaches are urgently needed. It has been shown that …

Individual differences in obesity, beyond being explained by metabolic and medical
complications, are understood by alterations in eating behaviour which underlie …

The comorbidity of obesity and depression has major public health impacts, highlighting the
need to understand their shared mechanisms. This study explored the connection between …

The dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) has a predominant expression in the prefrontal cortex
(PFC), brain area strictly involved in the modulation of reward processes related to both food …

Youth obesity has become increasingly prevalent, with 34.5% of US adolescents 12–19
years old estimated to have overweight or obesity. Disordered eating and weight concern …

Childhood obesity has become a global health problem. Previous studies showed that
childhood obesity is associated with brain structural differences relative to controls …