Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6227056 | Biological Psychiatry | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We propose that in nonobese individuals, higher BMI may be associated with increased D2R affinity in the VS. This increased affinity may potentiate the incentive salience of food cues and counteract the effects of satiety cues, thereby increasing feeding.
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Authors
Fernando Caravaggio, Sofia Raitsin, Philip Gerretsen, Shinichiro Nakajima, Alan Wilson, Ariel Graff-Guerrero,