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Featured Neuroscience

·August 8, 2016·3 min read

Activating Dopamine Neurons Could Turn Off Binge Eating Behaviors

Activation of a neural circuit can inhibit binge like eating behaviors in mice.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 11, 2019·4 min read

Binge Eating and Smoking Linked to Bullying and Abuse

Study reports people who experience bullying or abuse have a lower quality of life comparable to those living with chronic health conditions, such as diabetes or depression. The study also reports those who are abused are more likely to develop harmful behaviors such as smoking or binge eating.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 9, 2018·4 min read

Binge Eating Mice Reveal Obesity Clues

A new study reports mice fed on diets that contained high fat foods and chocolate had altered feeding routines and food related behaviors.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 15, 2022·4 min read

Brain Differences in Young Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Children with binge eating disorders have differences in gray matter density compared to their peers who do not experience overeating disorders.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 20, 2012·2 min read

Brain Study Reveals the Roots of Chocolate Temptations

Researchers have new evidence in rats to explain how it is that chocolate candies can be so completely irresistible. The urge to overeat such deliciously sweet and fatty treats traces to an unexpected part of the brain and its production of a natural, opium-like chemical.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 13, 2020·4 min read

Children with autism face higher risk of eating disorders

Children with autistic traits at age seven were 24% more likely to develop weekly eating disorders, including fasting, purging, and binge eating, by age 14.

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Featured Genetics

·July 23, 2015·3 min read

Clue to Teenage Binge Eating in Their Genes

According to a new study, teens with a specific variation of the FTO gene are more likely to binge eat.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 25, 2019·4 min read

Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress

A combination of chronic stress and high-calorie diets raised insulin levels tenfold in the amygdala of mice. Prolonged high levels of insulin in the central amygdala resulted in neurons becoming desensitized to insulin. The desensitized neurons boosted NPY levels, which promoted eating and reduced the normal homeostasis response to burn calories. The findings may shed light on why some indulge in high-calorie foods when stressed, and why this may lead to obesity.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 29, 2022·4 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder

Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens helps control symptoms of binge eating disorder and assists in weight loss.

Featured Psychology

·June 2, 2018·3 min read

Dieting Associated With Risky Behavior in Teen Girls

According to researchers, teenage girls who diet are more likely to embark on unhealthy behaviors, such as binge drinking, smoking and skipping meals.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 17, 2024·5 min read

Distracted Eating Fuels Later Indulgence

Distractions during meals, such as watching videos or playing games, can lead to decreased enjoyment and satisfaction, triggering compensatory overconsumption of pleasurable activities later. This phenomenon, termed "hedonic compensation," suggests that individuals seek to fulfill their unmet enjoyment quota by indulging in other pleasurable activities.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 26, 2015·4 min read

Eat For Pleasure Rather Than Hunger? You May Have a Hormone Deficiency

Do you prefer the taste of fatty food? Are you someone who eats for pleasure rather than for hunger's sake? According to a new study, the tendency to overeat could be due to a hormone deficiency.

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binge-eating

Activating Dopamine Neurons Could Turn Off Binge Eating Behaviors

Binge Eating and Smoking Linked to Bullying and Abuse

Binge Eating Mice Reveal Obesity Clues

Brain Differences in Young Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Brain Study Reveals the Roots of Chocolate Temptations

Children with autism face higher risk of eating disorders

Clue to Teenage Binge Eating in Their Genes

Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder

Dieting Associated With Risky Behavior in Teen Girls

Distracted Eating Fuels Later Indulgence

Eat For Pleasure Rather Than Hunger? You May Have a Hormone Deficiency

PCOS/PMOS Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

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