The menace of obesity to depression and anxiety prevalence

S Fulton, L Décarie-Spain, X Fioramonti… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2022 - cell.com
The incidence of depression and anxiety is amplified by obesity. Mounting evidence reveals
that the psychiatric consequences of obesity stem from poor diet, inactivity, and visceral …

The prefrontal cortex and obesity: a health neuroscience perspective

CJ Lowe, AC Reichelt, PA Hall - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially
dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and …

Perineuronal nets: plasticity, protection, and therapeutic potential

AC Reichelt, DJ Hare, TJ Bussey, LM Saksida - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
The relationship between neurons and perineuronal nets (PNNs) is attracting attention as a
central mechanism controlling brain plasticity. In the cortex, PNNs primarily surround …

Adolescent obesity and dietary decision making—a brain-health perspective

CJ Lowe, JB Morton, AC Reichelt - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Adolescence represents a key period of brain development underpinned by the ongoing
maturation of the prefrontal cortex—a brain region involved in the regulation of behaviour …

Neuroimaging genetics approaches to identify new biomarkers for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

S Nisar, M Haris - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Autism-spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental disabilities that manifest in early
childhood and are characterized by qualitative abnormalities in social behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Western diet consumption during development: setting the stage for neurocognitive dysfunction

L Tsan, L Décarie-Spain, EE Noble… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The dietary pattern in industrialized countries has changed substantially over the past
century due to technological advances in agriculture, food processing, storage, marketing …

Interplay between peripheral and central inflammation in obesity-promoted disorders: The impact on synaptic mitochondrial functions

M Crispino, G Trinchese, E Penna, F Cimmino… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The metabolic dysfunctions induced by high fat diet (HFD) consumption are not limited to
organs involved in energy metabolism but cause also a chronic low-grade systemic …

Sex-dependent effects of in utero cannabinoid exposure on cortical function

A Bara, A Manduca, A Bernabeu, M Borsoi, M Serviado… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Cannabinoids can cross the placenta, thus may interfere with fetal endocannabinoid
signaling during neurodevelopment, causing long-lasting deficits. Despite increasing reports …

The role of dopamine and endocannabinoid systems in prefrontal cortex development: Adolescence as a critical period

KZ Peters, F Naneix - Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The prefrontal cortex plays a central role in the control of complex cognitive processes
including action control and decision making. It also shows a specific pattern of delayed …

The impact of obesity and hypercaloric diet consumption on anxiety and emotional behavior across the lifespan

KD Baker, A Loughman, SJ Spencer… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Obesity is an increasing problem in young people. Childhood obesity and overweight have
increased rapidly on a global scale, and have tripled in the past 30 years, to affect …