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SUBMITTER: Gorwood P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4925664 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in neuroscience 20160629
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is classically defined as a condition in which an abnormally low body weight is associated with an intense fear of gaining weight and distorted cognitions regarding weight, shape, and drive for thinness. This article reviews recent evidences from physiology, genetics, epigenetics, and brain imaging which allow to consider AN as an abnormality of reward pathways or an attempt to preserve mental homeostasis. Special emphasis is put on ghrelino-resistance and the importance of ...[more]