Article
Anatomy & Morphology
William Parsons, Eliza Greiner, Laura Buczek, Jennifer Migliaccio, Erin Corbett, Amanda M. K. Madden, Gorica D. Petrovich
Summary: Palatable foods stimulate appetite and contribute to obesity and binge eating. Women are more prone to these problems than men, but the neural causes are unknown. This study identified key functional circuits that may drive hedonic eating in a sex-specific manner.
BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Jahina Fagundes de Assis Hattori, Marcia Regina Piovesan, Denis Rogerio Sanches Alves, Suzana Raquel de Oliveira, Ricacio Luan Marques Gomes, Fabio Bittencourt, Wilson Rogerio Boscolo
Summary: The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model to describe the attractiveness and palatability index (API) of diets offered to fish. The model was based on factors such as total capture time, time to capture the first pellet, amount of pellet intake, and amount of pellet rejection. The model was validated using data from previous experiments and proved to be effective for Nile tilapia, but can also be used for other species.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Megan N. Parker, Megan L. Wilkinson, Rowan A. Hunt, Alessandra Ortiz, Stephanie M. Manasse, Adrienne S. Juarascio
Summary: The study suggests that individuals engaging in binge planning are more likely to expect eating to alleviate negative affect, but further data is needed to determine the temporal relationships among eating expectancies, hedonic hunger, and binge planning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2022)
Review
Allergy
Daniela Ciciulla, Victoria X. Soriano, Vicki McWilliam, Jennifer J. Koplin, Rachel L. Peters
Summary: This systematic review investigated the rate of eating disorders (EDs) among individuals with food allergies (FAs). The prevalence of EDs in individuals with FA varied widely. Further large-scale studies with validated measures are needed to accurately determine the prevalence of EDs.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zijun Chen, Gaowei Chen, Jiafeng Zhong, Shaolei Jiang, Shishi Lai, Hua Xu, Xiaofei Deng, Fengling Li, Shanshan Lu, Kuikui Zhou, Changlin Li, Zhongdong Liu, Xu Zhang, Yingjie Zhu
Summary: This study reveals the crucial role of neurotensin-positive neurons in the lateral septum (LSNts) in regulating hedonic feeding. The LSNts neurons project to the tuberal nucleus (TU) via GABA signaling to regulate hedonic feeding, while the neurotensin signal from LSNts -> the supramammillary nucleus (SUM) is sufficient to suppress overall feeding. In vivo calcium imaging and optogenetic manipulation demonstrate the activation and inhibition of specific populations of LSNts neurons during feeding, contributing to food seeking and consumption, respectively.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Moraes, Marina Maria Leite Antunes, Carla Mourilhe, Rosely Sichieri, Phillipa Hay, Jose Carlos Appolinario
Summary: A study in a metropolitan city in Brazil found that individuals with BESC exhibited different eating patterns. BED and RBE participants consumed staple foods more frequently, while those with BN preferred high calorie foods.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Huan Zou, Hong Wang, Jing Li
Summary: This article examines the influence of food brand logo frame on consumers' food preferences for different types of food. For utilitarian foods, framed (vs unframed) food brand logos result in higher (lower) consumers' food preferences, driven by the psychological mechanism of food safety associations. For hedonic foods, un-framed (vs framed) food brand logos result in higher (lower) consumers' food preferences, driven by the psychological mechanism of food confinement associations.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Sara Puchol, Esther Leal, Rita Angotzi, Jesus Rosel, Sofia Morais, Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter
Summary: This study used self-feeding systems to investigate feeding behavior and dietary discrimination in seabream. The results showed that seabream can easily discriminate bitter compounds and display negative preference towards them. Additionally, the study found that food intake is influenced by agonistic behavior and age.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Raluca M. Simons, Jamie M. Hansen, Jeffrey S. Simons, Lindsey Hovrud, Austin M. Hahn
Summary: Drunkorexia is characterized by behaviors aimed at reducing calorie intake and increasing alcohol consumption. It is associated with drive for thinness and coping motives for alcohol, but distinct from bulimia behaviors. Results suggest that drunkorexia may pose unique risks for individuals beyond just alcohol-related problems.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gregory Berger, Joshua D. Corris, Spencer E. Fields, Lihong Hao, Lori L. Scarpa, Nicholas T. Bello
Summary: Recent advances in developing and screening candidate pharmacotherapies for psychiatric disorders have relied on rodent models. Lisdexamfatamine's clinical use for binge eating disorder has prompted exploration of pharmacotherapies for treating binge eating pathologies. However, there is no consensus on defining pharmacological effectiveness within binge eating rodent models. This study aims to provide an overview of potential pharmacotherapies tested in rodent models, aiding in determining effectiveness for novel or repurposed treatments.
Article
Neurosciences
Keerthana Sureshkumar, Andrea Saenz, Syed M. Ahmad, Kabirullah Lutfy
Summary: PACAP and its receptors play a role in the regulation of food intake in the central and peripheral nervous systems. This article reviews the literature on the role of PACAP in food intake regulation and synthesizes the mechanisms by which PACAP exerts its anorexic effects in different brain regions.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Norbert Quadflieg, Ulrich Voderholzer, Adrian Meule, Manfred Maximilian Fichter
Summary: The new ICD-11 guidelines for eating disorders are similar to the DSM-5 criteria, but they include subjective binges in the definition of bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, which is different from the DSM-5. This study found that for most patients, applying either the DSM-5 or ICD-11 diagnostic criteria resulted in the same diagnosis of an eating disorder.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Kelsey Hagan, Nandini Datta, May Stern, Cara Bohon
Summary: Binge eating (BE) refers to the consumption of a large amount of food in a short time and the loss of control over one's eating. The neural mechanisms underlying monetary reward anticipation and its relationship with BE severity are poorly understood. Women with a range of average weekly BE frequency underwent fMRI scanning while completing the Monetary Incentive Delay Task. The results showed that there is an inverse correlation between the activity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and average weekly BE frequency, and decreased right NAc activity during monetary reward anticipation may distinguish women with and without BE.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Samantha J. Withnell, Abbigail Kinnear, Philip Masson, Lindsay P. Bodell
Summary: This study examined the differences in clinical presentation and treatment outcome between patients with OSFED or threshold EDs. The findings suggest that individuals with OSFED showed largely similar ED psychopathology and similar decreases in symptoms across treatment as individuals diagnosed with threshold EDs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Paolo Meneguzzo, Valentina Meregalli, Enrico Collantoni, Valentina Cardi, Elena Tenconi, Angela Favaro
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of virtual social inclusion or ostracism on eating psychopathology, emotions, perceived stress, and the drive to binge or restrict in patients across the eating disorder spectrum. Different reactions in cognitive and emotional states of patients with eating disorders after different interpersonal scenarios confirm the impact of inclusive or exclusive relationships on eating psychopathology.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Clara Velazquez-Sanchez, Jeffrey W. Santos, Karen L. Smith, Antonio Ferragud, Valentina Sabino, Pietro Cottone
BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Angelo Blasio, Marta Valenza, Malliga R. Lyer, Kenner C. Rice, Luca Steardo, T. Hayashi, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2015)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Chiara Giuliano, Pietro Cottone
Article
Neurosciences
Attilio Iemolo, Antonio Ferragud, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Neurosciences
Marta Valenza, Luca Steardo, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2015)
Review
Neurosciences
Luca Steardo, Maria R. Bronzuoli, Aniello Iacomino, Giuseppe Esposito, Luca Steardo, Caterina Scuderi
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Marta Valenza, Alyssa DiLeo, Luca Steardo, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Neurosciences
Attilio Iemolo, Mariel Seiglie, Angelo Blasio, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Neurosciences
F. P. Varodayan, M. A. Minnig, M. Q. Steinman, C. S. Oleata, M. W. Riley, V Sabino, M. Roberto
Article
Neurosciences
Mariel P. Seiglie, Lillian Huang, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
Article
Substance Abuse
Sema G. Quadir, Sean M. Tanino, Yasmine N. Sami, Margaret A. Minnig, Malliga R. Iyer, Kenner C. Rice, Pietro Cottone, Valentina Sabino
Summary: The study found that the Sig-1R antagonist BD-1063 dose-dependently reduced alcohol intake and preference, as well as reversed alcohol-induced hyperalgesia, providing a foundation for the development of novel treatments for AUD and associated pain states.
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Shanshan Xiao, Natalie C. Ebner, Amirhossein Manzouri, Tie-Qiang Li, Diana S. Cortes, Kristoffer N. T. Mansson, Hakan Fischer
Summary: The mechanisms through which intranasal oxytocin affects the brain are not fully understood, but recent research suggests that brain regions with a higher density of oxytocin receptors may play a key role. This study used resting-state fMRI to investigate the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on connectivity between these receptor-enriched regions and other regions in the brain, and found that the effects varied depending on the age of the participants.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lisa Haase, Antonia Vehlen, Julia Strojny, Gregor Domes
Summary: This study found no significant changes in the cortisol awakening response (CAR) over the menstrual cycle, and no significant association with variations in estradiol and progesterone. These results suggest that CAR is largely robust against hormonal variations across the menstrual cycle.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Derek Schaeuble, Tyler Wallace, Sebastian A. Pace, Shane T. Hentges, Brent Myers
Summary: Depression and cardiovascular disease are influenced by daily life stress, but the biological mechanisms behind this connection are not well understood. This study shows that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a role in regulating stress responses and behavior, with sex-specific effects. In males, the vmPFC-PH circuitry promotes positive motivation and reduces stress responses, while in females it elevates stress responses. This suggests that cortical regulation of stress reactivity and behavior is mediated by projections to the hypothalamus in a sex-specific manner.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jose M. Guzman, Montana H. Boone, Gabriela L. Suarez, Colter Mitchell, Christopher S. Monk, Luke W. Hyde, Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased life stress and internalizing disorders, with a disproportionate impact on women. This study focused on the neuroendocrinology of stress-related disorders and found that women have lower cortisol responses and higher DHEA responses to stress. However, lower cortisol and higher DHEA are associated with internalizing disorders in women, while the opposite is true in men. The study also examined the relationship between COVID-related stress and internalizing symptoms and found gender differences in the association between DHEA and cortisol and internalizing outcomes. These findings suggest distinct neuroendocrine pathways for stress-related disorders in young men and women.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Meriah L. Dejoseph, Keira B. Leneman, Alyssa R. Palmer, Emily R. Padrutt, Otiti A. Mayo, Daniel Berry
Summary: Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the development of the stress response system. This study found a modest positive relation between the adrenocortical and sympathetic systems, as well as between the adrenocortical and parasympathetic systems. The strength of these associations varied based on methodological and sociodemographic characteristics.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Qiong Xiang, Jia-Sheng Tao, Shuai Dong, Xiao-Lin Liu, Liang Yang, Li-Ni Liu, Jing Deng, Xian-Hui Li
Summary: Chronic hyperglycemia accelerates the pathological process of cognitive dysfunction, but the heterogeneity of hippocampal cells under long-term high glucose conditions is not well known. In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on diabetic mice, and distinct cell sub-clusters and important genes involved in neuroplasticity regulation were identified.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Roger Mcintosh, Hannah Hoogerwoerd, Salman S. Ahmad, Cassandra Michel, Kaitlyn Dillon, Mahendra Kumar, Gail Ironson
Summary: The study found that a 4-session guided written emotional disclosure intervention led to significant reductions in total output and concentration of epinephrine in urine for up to 6 months in individuals living with HIV. This effect was especially pronounced in women. However, there were no significant changes in norepinephrine output in urine.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Meredith Gruhn, Adam Bryant Miller, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Sophia Martin, Matthew G. Clayton, Matteo Giletta, Paul D. Hastings, Matthew K. Nock, Karen D. Rudolph, George M. Slavich, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Margaret A. Sheridan
Summary: This study investigates how early life adversity characterized by threat impacts the association between neural activity and cortisol production during emotion processing. The results suggest that threat exposure may moderate the relationship between neural activation and cortisol response.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2024)