Executive function in obesity and anorexia nervosa: Opposite ends of a spectrum of disordered feeding behaviour?

• Published in: Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry Vol. 111; p. 110395
• Main Authors: Foldi, Claire J., Morris, Margaret J., Oldfield, Brian J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 20.12.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Anorexia nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa - physiopathology; Body Weight - physiology; Cognition - physiology; Cognitive flexibility; Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex - physiopathology; Executive Function - physiology; Feeding Behavior - physiology; Feeding behaviour; Gyrus Cinguli - physiopathology; Humans; Impulse control; Impulsive Behavior; Neuroimaging; Obesity; Obesity - physiopathology; Prefrontal Cortex - physiopathology; Reward; Obesity; Cognitive flexibility; Anorexia nervosa; Impulse control; Reward; Feeding behaviour

Higher-order executive functions such as decision-making, cognitive flexibility and behavioural control are critical to adaptive success in all aspects of life, including the maintenance of a healthy body weight by regulating food intake. Performance on tasks designed to assess these aspects of cogn...