High on food: the interaction between the neural circuits for feeding and for reward
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The CNP Diet and Brain Research Category consolidates research exploring the interdependent relationship between dietary intake and the brain. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.
High on food: the interaction between the neural circuits for feeding and for reward
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Hedonic eating and the “delicious circle”: From lipid-derived mediators to brain dopamine and back
Ghrelin and orexin interact to increase meal size through a descending hippocampus to hindbrain signaling pathway
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Association of long-term diet quality with hippocampal volume: longitudinal cohort study
A high-fat diet promotes depression-like behavior in mice by suppressing hypothalamic PKA signaling (animal study)
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A high-fat, refined sugar diet reduces hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neuronal plasticity, and learning
High-fat diet Induced anxiety and anhedonia: Impact on brain homeostasis and inflammation (animal)
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High-fat diet and aging interact to produce neuroinflammation and impair hippocampal- and amygdalar-dependent memory (animal)
Long term Westernized diet leads to region-specific changes in brain signaling mechanisms (animal)
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