Sweet cognition: The differential effects of glucose consumption on attentional food bias in individuals of lean and obese status

Since the dietary polyphenols, antioxidant components and anti-inflammatory agents of plant-based foods affect neuro-inflammation, adult neurogenesis and brain signalling (all 3 are linked with cognitive function), this 2020 study examined the relationship between dietary flavonoid consumption with cognitive health among a sample of 808 adults living in southern Italy. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) helped assess […]

In this 2020 study, 24 female patients with eating disorders (EDs) were assigned to perform an emotion processing task while being scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (to inspect their activity of the fronto-limbic and fronto-striatal brain areas). The aim was to compare the level of activity in these two brain regions since dysfunctions in […]