Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Alters Brain Activity in Regions that Underlie Reward and Taste Perception.

BACKGROUND:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is a very effective bariatric procedure to achieve significant and sustained weight loss, yet little is known about the procedure's impact on the brain. This study examined the effects of RYGB on the brain's response to the anticipation of...

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Main Authors: Panayotis K Thanos, Mike Michaelides, Mike Subrize, Mike L Miller, Robert Bellezza, Robert N Cooney, Lorenzo Leggio, Gene-Jack Wang, Ann M Rogers, Nora D Volkow, Andras Hajnal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125570