Insulin, Central Dopamine D2 Receptors, and Monetary Reward Discounting in Obesity.

Animal research finds that insulin regulates dopamine signaling and reward behavior, but similar research in humans is lacking. We investigated whether individual differences in body mass index, percent body fat, pancreatic β-cell function, and dopamine D2 receptor binding were related to reward dis...

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Main Authors: Sarah A Eisenstein, Danuta M Gredysa, Jo Ann Antenor-Dorsey, Leonard Green, Ana Maria Arbeláez, Jonathan M Koller, Kevin J Black, Joel S Perlmutter, Stephen M Moerlein, Tamara Hershey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4507849?pdf=render