An obesity-associated risk allele within the FTO gene affects human brain activity for areas important for emotion, impulse control and reward in response to food images.

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An obesity-associated risk allele within the FTO gene affects human brain activity for areas important for emotion, impulse control and reward in response to food images.

The European journal of neuroscience - 1 May 2016

Wiemerslage Lyle, Nilsson Emil K, Solstrand Dahlberg Linda, Ence-Eriksson Fia, Castillo Sandra, Larsen Anna L, Bylund Simon B A, Hogenkamp Pleunie S, Olivo Gaia, Bandstein Marcus, Titova Olga E, Larsson Elna-Marie, Benedict Christian, Brooks Samantha J, Schiöth Helgi B

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Understanding how genetics influences obesity, brain activity and eating behaviour will add important insight for developing strategies for weight-loss treatment, as obesity may stem from different causes and as individual feeding behaviour may depend on genetic differences. To this end, we examined how an obesity risk allele for the FTO gene affects brain activity in response to food images of different caloric...

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