Cited by 200Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesEating Disorders and BehaviorsRegulation of Appetite and Obesity

Alterations of the salience network in obesity: A resting‐state fMRI study

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García‐García, Isabel, Jurado, María Ángeles, Garolera, Maite, Segura, Bàrbara, Sala‐Llonch, Roser, Marqués‐Iturria, Idoia, Pueyo, Roser, Sender‐Palacios, María José +4 more·2013·Human Brain Mapping

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Obesity is a major health problem in modern societies. It has been related to abnormal functional organization of brain networks believed to process homeostatic (internal) and/or salience (external) information. This study used resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis to delineate possible functional changes in brain networks related to obesity. A group of 18 healthy adult participants with obesity were compared with a group of 16 lean participants while performing a resting‐state task, with the data being evaluated by independent component analysis. Participants also completed a neuropsychological assessment. Results showed that the functional connectivity strength of the putamen nucleus in the salience network was increased in the obese group. We speculate that this abnormal activation may contribute to overeating through an imbalance between autonomic processing and reward processing of food stimuli. A correlation was also observed in obesity between activation of the putamen nucleus in the salience network and mental slowness, which is consistent with the notion that basal ganglia circuits modulate rapid processing of information. Hum Brain Mapp 34:2786–2797, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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García‐García, I., Jurado, M. Á., Garolera, M., Segura, B., Sala‐Llonch, R., Marqués‐Iturria, I., Pueyo, R., Sender‐Palacios, M. J., Vernet‐Vernet, M., Narberhaus, A., Ariza, M., & Junqué, C.
Affiliations
  • Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
  • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
  • Hospital Terrassa (ES)
  • CAP Terrassa Nord Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa Terrassa Spain
  • Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
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Human Brain Mapping
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-04-21
Volume
34
Issue
11
Pages
2786-2797
ISSN
  • 1065-9471 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0193
OpenAlex
W1529341520
Cited by
200
References
79
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Human Brain Mapping (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Generalitat de Catalunya (FI-DGR 2011)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
obesity, salience network, putamen, functional connectivity, resting-state brain networks, overeating, basal ganglia, independent component analysis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Body Composition, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Female, Homeostasis, Humans, Hunger, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Limbic System, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Mental Processes, Nerve Net, Neural Pathways, Neuropsychological Tests, Obesity, Psychomotor Performance, Putamen, Regression Analysis, Verbal Learning, Body Mass Index, Principal Component Analysis, Young Adult

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