Neural processing of food cues in pre-pubertal children.
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SUBMITTER: Luo S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6336530 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
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Neural processing of food cues in pre-pubertal children.
Luo S S Alves J J Hardy K K Wang X X Monterosso J J Xiang A H AH Page K A KA
Pediatric obesity 20180717 2
<h4>Background/objectives</h4>Neuroimaging investigations of brain pathways involved in reward and motivation have primarily focused on adults. This study sought to identify brain responses to visual food cues and explore its relationships with adiposity and sex in pre-pubertal children.<h4>Methods</h4>Brain responses to palatable food vs. non-food cues were measured in 53 children (age: 8.18 ± .66 years; sex: 22 boys, 31 girls) after an overnight fast. Whole-brain analysis (cluster-correction Z ...[more]
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