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From: Poor ability to resist tempting calorie rich food is linked to altered balance between neural systems involved in urge and self-control

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Summary of fMRI results rendered onto an averaged brain by FreeSurfer. A) Several brain regions showed a significant main effect of Task, including bilateral frontal pole, bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortical (DLPFC) extending to insular cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Nogo trials activated more than go trials in these regions. B) The left occipital pole (circled) showed a significant main effect of Stimuli with high-calorie food activated more than low-calorie food. C) The prefrontal system showed higher activation for high-calorie food nogo trials than high-calorie food go trials, including bilateral DLPFC, insula, frontal pole, ACC and right superior frontal gyrus. D) The "habitual" system (right striatum) showed higher activity in high-calorie food go trials relative to low-calorie food go trials. No brain region showed an interaction effect between Task and Stimuli.

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Nutrition Journal

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