Neural basis of impaired cognitive flexibility in patients with anorexia nervosa.

Impaired cognitive flexibility in anorexia nervosa (AN) causes clinical problems and makes the disease hard to treat, but its neural basis has yet to be fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the brain activity of individuals with AN while performing a task requiring cognitive f...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Sato, Naohiro Saito, Atsushi Utsumi, Emiko Aizawa, Tomotaka Shoji, Masahiro Izumiyama, Hajime Mushiake, Michio Hongo, Shin Fukudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3651087?pdf=render