Theorists have proposed several neural vulnerability factors that may increase overeating
and consequent weight gain. Early cross-sectional imaging studies could not determine …

Neurobiological models of adolescent decision-making emphasize developmental changes
in brain regions involved in affect (eg, ventral striatum) and cognitive control (eg, lateral …

Behavioral responses to, and the neural processing of, rewards change dramatically during
adolescence and may contribute to observed increases in risk-taking during this …

Social comparison is ubiquitous across human societies with dramatic influence on people's
well‐being and decision making. Downward comparison (comparing to worse‐off others) …

Emotion-regulation strategies are understood to influence food intake. This study examined
the neurophysiological underpinnings of negative emotion processing and emotion …

Objective: This study examined the effect of pediatric obesity on executive function and
reward-related decision-making, cognitive processes that are relevant to obesogenic …

Under resource distribution context, individuals have a strong aversion to unfair treatment
not only toward themselves but also toward others. However, there is no clear consensus …

The global increase in rates of obesity has been accompanied by a similar surge in the
number of autism diagnoses. Accumulating epidemiological evidence suggest a possible …

Results: Selecting between unhealthy and healthy foods elicited significant activation in the
hypothalamus, the medial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices, the anterior insula and the …

Background Obesity has been characterized by alterations in brain structure and function
associated with emotion processing and regulation. Particularly, aberrations in food‐related …