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Frontocingular Dysfunction in Bulimia Nervosa when Confronted with Disease‐specific Stimuli

Joos, Andreas A.B., Saum, Barbara, Zeeck, Almut, Perlov, Evgeniy, Glauche, Volkmar, Hartmann, Armin, Freyer, Tobias, Sandholz, Angelika +3 more·2011·European Eating Disorders Review

Abstract

Objective: Bulimia nervosa (BN) is characterized by dysregulation of impulse control, in other words, uncontrolled eating. Functional neuroimaging studies have been sparse and have used variable methodologies. Method: Thirteen medication‐free female BN patients and 13 female healthy controls were investigated by functional magnetic resonance imaging using a disease‐specific food paradigm. Stimuli were rated after the scanning procedure. Results: Bulimia nervosa patients showed increased fear ratings and a trend for increased disgust. Magnetic resonance imaging data of 10 BN patients could be analysed. Three BN patients had to be excluded from the analysis because of minimal blood oxygen level dependent signals. Compared with healthy controls, BN patients showed less activation of the anterior cingulate cortex, which extended into the lateral prefrontal cortex. Furthermore, the right temporal pole showed decreased reactivity. Discussion: This study substantiates a key role of lateral prefrontal dysfunction in BN, a brain region involved in impulse control. Furthermore, the anterior cingulate cortex, which plays a key role in emotion processing, is dysfunctional. A major limitation of this study is the small sample size. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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Joos, A. A. B., Saum, B., Zeeck, A., Perlov, E., Glauche, V., Hartmann, A., Freyer, T., Sandholz, A., Unterbrink, T., van Elst, L. T., & Tüscher, O.
Affiliations
  • University of Freiburg (DE)
  • University of Freiburg Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Section for Experimental Neuropsychiatry Freiburg Germany
Corresponding author
Joos, Andreas A.B.
Venue
European Eating Disorders Review
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-08-02
Volume
19
Issue
5
Pages
447-453
ISSN
  • 1072-4133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0968
OpenAlex
W1954753492
Cited by
35
References
57
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FWCI
3.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Eating Disorders Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
bulimia nervosa, anterior cingulate cortex, lateral prefrontal cortex, temporal pole, impulse control, emotional processing, food stimuli, disgust, brain dysfunction
MeSH terms
Adult, Emotions, Female, Food, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Photography, Case-Control Studies, Prefrontal Cortex, Bulimia Nervosa, Young Adult

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