Food cue reactivity and craving predict eating and weight gain: a meta‐analytic review

RG Boswell, H Kober - Obesity reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
According to learning‐based models of behavior, food cue reactivity and craving are
conditioned responses that lead to increased eating and subsequent weight gain. However …

The prefrontal cortex and obesity: a health neuroscience perspective

CJ Lowe, AC Reichelt, PA Hall - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially
dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging and neuromodulation approaches to study eating behavior and prevent and treat eating disorders and obesity

D Val-Laillet, E Aarts, B Weber, M Ferrari… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2015 - Elsevier
Functional, molecular and genetic neuroimaging has highlighted the existence of brain
anomalies and neural vulnerability factors related to obesity and eating disorders such as …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: sex and gender health: gender-related differences in food craving and obesity

J Hallam, RG Boswell, EE DeVito… - The Yale journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Food craving is often defined as a strong desire to eat. Much work has shown that it
consistently and prospectively predicts eating and weight-related outcomes, contributing to …

Neural responses to visual food cues according to weight status: a systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies

KM Pursey, P Stanwell, RJ Callister, K Brain… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Emerging evidence from recent neuroimaging studies suggests that specific food-related
behaviors contribute to the development of obesity. The aim of this review was to report the …

Self-regulation without force: Can awareness leverage reward to drive behavior change?

VU Ludwig, KW Brown… - … on Psychological Science, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
To reach longer-term goals and live aligned with their values, people typically must regulate
their behavior. Effortful self-control is one way to achieve this and is usually framed as a …

A core eating network and its modulations underlie diverse eating phenomena

J Chen, EK Papies, LW Barsalou - Brain and cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
We propose that a core eating network and its modulations account for much of what is
currently known about the neural activity underlying a wide range of eating phenomena in …

In search of a human self-regulation system

WM Kelley, DD Wagner… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The capacity for self-regulation allows people to control their thoughts, behaviors, emotions,
and desires. In spite of this impressive ability, failures of self-regulation are common and …

To do it now or later: The cognitive mechanisms and neural substrates underlying procrastination

S Zhang, P Liu, T Feng - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Procrastination, the voluntary and irrational delay of an intended course of action, has
troubled individuals and society extensively. Various studies have been conducted to …

Reward-related decision making in eating and weight disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence from neuropsychological studies

M Wu, T Brockmeyer, M Hartmann, M Skunde… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Eating disorders (EDs) and overweight/obesity (OW/OB) are serious public health concerns
that share common neuropsychological features and patterns of disturbed eating. Reward …