Effects of bariatric surgery on the central nervous system and eating behavior in humans: a systematic review on the neuroimaging studies

INTRODUCTION: Neuroimaging studies suggest that obese people might show hyperactivity of brain areas regarding reward processing, and hypoactivity of brain areas concerning cognitive control, when exposed to food cues. Although the effects of bariatric surgery on the central nervous system and eatin...

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Main Authors: Hélio Tonelli, Fernanda Mattias Sartori, João Caetano Dallegrave Marchesini, João Batista Marchesini, Denise Gianoti Tonelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852013000400007&lng=en&tlng=en