Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5656682 Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques 2017 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Traits of impulsivity or compulsivity and altered reward sensitivity are reported both in BED and in addictions. Neuroimaging studies suggest there are corticostriatal circuitry alterations in BED similar to those observed in substance abuse. So, in our opinion BED is a useful and valid phenotype, distinct from obesity that could be considered in the near future as a behavioral addiction.
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