Background The gastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the
endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Increasing evidence …

Ghrelin, a gastric-derived acylated peptide, regulates energy homeostasis by transmitting
information about peripheral nutritional status to the brain, and is essential for protecting …

There exists little human neuroscience research to explain why some individuals lose their
appetite when they become depressed, while others eat more. Answering this question may …

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are severe eating disorders whose etiopathogenesis
is still unknown. Clinical features suggest that eating disorders may develop as reward …

This review summarizes the current state of the literature regarding hormonal correlates of,
and etiologic influences on, eating pathology. Several hormones (eg, ghrelin, CCK, GLP-1 …

Preclinical evidence suggests that ghrelin, a peptide synthesized by endocrine cells of the
stomach and a key component of the gut–brain axis, is involved in alcohol seeking as it …

Background Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is characterized by restrictive
eating and failure to meet nutritional needs but is distinct from anorexia nervosa (AN) …

Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide hormone expressed in X/A-like endocrine cells of the
stomach, is the only known peripherally produced and centrally acting peptide that …

Abstract Models of anorexia nervosa (AN) posit that symptoms are maintained through
deficient reward and enhanced punishment processing. However, theoretical and empirical …

Objective The current systematic and methodological review aimed to critically review
existing literature utilizing implicit processing, or automatic approach‐and/or avoidance …