Gastric stimulation in obese subjects activates the hippocampus and other regions involved in brain reward circuitry
Wang GJ, Yang J, Volkow ND, Telang F, Ma Y, Zhu W, Wong CT, Tomasi D, Thanos PK, Fowler JS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006
Key finding
Metabolism also was significantly higher in right anterior cerebellum, orbitofrontal cortex, and striatum during the on condition.
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- Condition
- Obesity
- Stimulation
- iVNS
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- Controlled Clinical Trial
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Wang, G. J., Yang, J., Volkow, N. D., Telang, F., Ma, Y., Zhu, W., Wong, C. T., Tomasi, D., Thanos, P. K., & Fowler, J. S. (2006). Gastric stimulation in obese subjects activates the hippocampus and other regions involved in brain reward circuitry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(42), 15641-15645. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0601977103
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