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Altered hypothalamic functional connectivity in adolescents with severe obesity

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By Allison Shapiro, Meghan E. Pauley, Jaime Moore, Lucy Hall, Nicholas V. Stence, Susan Johnson Verified, Kristen J. Nadeau, Kathleen Keller, Barbara Rolls, Marc-Andre Cornier, Jason R. Tregellas
| Nature Verified
Abstract Neurobiological frameworks of obesity in youth have focused largely on non-homeostatic systems (reward, salience, executive control), while the homeostatic system—particularly the hypothalamus—is comparatively understudied. A clearer picture of how these systems interact in adolescents with severe obesity is needed to inform treatment.
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The Cerebellar Response to Visual Portion Size Cues Is Associated with the Portion Size Effect in Children

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By Bari Fuchs, Alaina L. Pearce, Barbara Rolls, Stephen Wilson
| MDPI
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Children at high familial risk for obesity show executive functioning deficits prior to development of excess weight status

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By Alaina L. Pearce, Barbara Rolls, Stephen Wilson, Kyle Hallisky
| Wiley Online Library Verified
What is already known? Poorer executive functioning is associated with the development of obesity, potentially because it increases susceptibility to overconsumption. Children with obesity have worse executive functioning than those with healthy weight. What does this study add? Among children with healthy weight, familial risk for obesity was associated with deficits in executive functioning.
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